Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Myths in Fairy Tales

walking paths
to find pasts
where you were
the one you never wished

to be here
alone 
in the dark

waiting 
to make your mark
upon broken histories
of no real

significance signaling
a future where
rubble strewn cities
are full of little children

screaming
for mothers and fathers
brothers and sisters
gods 

are waiting and laughing 
stalking the believers
with a fearful
patient presence

that's just beyond the bend
on this path chosen
that leads to nowhere

real 
just a myth in
a fairy tale.

1 comments:

Chris Andrews said...

The enjambment works really well here and I like that some of the stanzas can really function on their own as these cool little ideas, but they function so well together. The idea of these stalking gods is a nice image and super creepy. Another solid piece.