Eyes Wide Shut

With eyes of compassion; gleaming spheres of anonymity withheld 

I see the bird perch upon the dusted sill

Through glass fogged to mirror my vision

Eyes stitched shut with the thread of corruption

And glinting needle of manipulation

 

Petals mark a path through settling earth,

Spotted crimson blood upon stone

Warm with odium as wind echoes lies

Born from wetted lips curled to a snarl

 

Drip, drip scarlet drops from unjust wounds

Words cut bone and mould the mind

Slurs plunged deep, fatally cold

Why degradation seized control

 

Through maze of insanity snaking the globe

Blindly follow loose petals astray

Birds eye watching with a marbled stare

Cocked head turning with a robotic sneer

An eerie caw makes no sound but pierces through the toughest veneer

 

Within humanities shrieks of anguish

Pregnant sorrow swells beneath the breast

When choked upon the stone of silence,

Hushed weeping trembles Earth with death

 

Abhorrence taints soil slick with poison

Beak bound shut with the flowers stem, the Protea plant

At the end a light of hue that tears the thread binding my eyes

Colour returns all is clear, wings spread wide

And grass grows over the burgundy blood…

Author's Note

Draught No.1
What are your views on this?

Reviews

[serpent]

poetry mentioning social issues have always interested me. but this is is special for the way it flows and narrated. the way you have mentioned the view point of a bird. the choice of words is perfect and conveys the message clearly.
a wonderful read!

[Michael X]

Birds eye watching with a marbled stare.
Without being fluffy, this dark poem is easily a two thumbs up, such a
sensuous poison, has an other-worldly feel and the hanting flow
brings the vision to life, this is written from a true poet's pen :)

[Robin]

you have skillfully woven socially conscious elements in this piece ~ unique word choice that underlines thought and the images are vivid . this is great writing .