An Undignified Death

an undignified death
I suspect it was
asking to confirm
is undignified too
messengers awake
ruminations at midnight
I am therefore I think
I know
yet none can confirm
anything
but the aftermath
no pulse check check
review the preview
no chance for change
no wings appeared
nothing but darkness
and the guy in the other bed
mute but still breathing🪶

Circle of Stones

contemplation by quiet low light

gather the things that hold meaning

stand before a window framing

a world you belong to and

think you know

reach for the ceiling

expecting a sky open wide

open arms

spread your wings

close your eyes

sway awhile

you wait

no answers to fall

no wisdom arrives

you’ve only a circle of stones

power rests in your will to survive

your silent unrecognized skill

to rearrange them🪶