words like scripture

I’m carving words like scripture

into some cathartic bible.

I’m releasing every psalm

into a gypsy dance.

they’ll shuffle in this Dve Gitary

and leap into an empty sky

finding their graves 

in the chasms left by fallen gods.

I’m ending a song today.

the very last of it will linger 

on my lips like a b*****d hum.

when it’s gone forever

and the last of its tendrils 

have loosened themselves 

from my neck,

I will whistle.

my lips will pucker

and I will say my own name.

each letter will sound off

like glass harps

playing obscure Gregorian chants

on Siberian fields.

I will finally be free

and all my dreams

will taste the sunshine

and every storm 

will rain my tears.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

damn this is good...the words will be left after we are gone...as poets we hope there is more left than just a whistle...and will they remember our name many years from now...even if we forget it?

the last stanza is a perfect ending...if nothing else, we will be part of nature in the end.

j.

[barleygirl]

I like the way you are so mysterious here. At times my mind is popping with the unexpected imagery, but at other times I'm only holding on loosely to the thread of your message. Very thought-provoking & also a satisfying gentle spoof on religiosity. The first & last stanzas are really well-stated (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Elizabeth Mars]

A very haunting and dramatic piece, I like the word choice, and especially the opening line, as well as the line "I'm releasing every psalm into a gypsy dance", I like the imagery, very fascinating work!

[Dionysian Gnostic]

Thanks for stopping by to read it.