Azrael

The Lord's work is never done

It's lonely and empty inside the train

Heavy-steady, I hold on as I step inside.

The scenery smears in a rush.  I see

through my window, a box of violent green.

He steps heavy-steady hand holding

the book, a portable black hole.

His eyes reflect violent green.

Little silver-gray mirrors.

The book, a portable black hole,

hangs heavy in his hand.

Windows become mirrors

as we enter a tunnel.

I hear they're heavier than they look,

he said smiling, pointing at my swollen belly.

"Not too" I say as he sits. The book now a tunnel,

a rectangular hole through his torso.

Three ravens feast on a dead cow's swollen belly.

Their image is snatched away, but I see them still

hollowing it out, boring a hole through it's torso.

He sits the light absorbing book down.

I snatch a glance at his eyes, but I see them still,

sad and determined.  I feel a shiver but it melts away

like smoke in the wind.  My calm, trusting

manner is not my own.  I feel manipulated.

I'm sorry.  He says with regret…but it melts away.

My baby kicks hard, I feel nauseous.

My will is not my own.  I am manipulated.

You will not remember me or what happens.

My baby kicks hard, I feel nauseous.

The man leans forward. I cannot move.

He gives my stomach a kiss. Nothing happens.

He smiles.  I stare.  Horrified!

He picks up the book.  I can not move.

He speaks in a strange tongue.  I hear the book reply! 

He smiles.  I stare.  Horrified!

My mind falls prey to dark, rhythmic sleep

heavy-steady heavy-steady heavy-steady

The scenery smears in a rush to pass.  I see

three ravens fly away.  Did I see them before? 

Windows become mirrors as I enter a tunnel. 

I rub my motionless swollen belly

inside the train berth, lonely and empty,

    empty,           empty.

Reviews

[The Flawed]

If this was written by anyone else I would be sitting hear banging my fingers on the keyboard saying what a deep poem they have come up with, and it is a deep poem and it is very well written, BUT its written by you, one of my favourite writers on here, and I must admit that as good as it is, it does not excite me the way most of your other work dose, or perhaps I just don't get it.
But what do I know?
Still a big fan of your work.

[Raivenne]

This is an awesome peace of work here. I know I will have to come back and re-read this yet again, but for now let me just say, the depth of this is simply amazing. I love prose writes that just pull me inside of its story. I will message you on this.

[Jillian Alexis]

Very deep and intense write! I like the way you manage to...pull the reader into your' story. Very nicely done...Hugz...Jillian