writers block
Hush.
The silence of words
is loud as spaces in between.
The cold black type
colour
voiced imagination;
a natal mumbling
seeking language
to deliver from evil.
‘Deep calls to deep’ *
beckons Lazarus to come forth
leave the clothing of graves
to the lifeless bones
and Legion’s chains.
The cheated stink
of rot
festers in darkness
flexing its grip
preparing
its unchanging plan.
(*Psalm 42)
This is a powerful poem on a subject , closer perhaps than any other can be to a Poet or Writer. ” The silence of words is loud..” conveys starkly , the deep emotional and psychological conflict contained within the narrator’s voice. I noted too , the * starred reference to Psalm 42 . If indeed it is autobiographical , has the ” block ” been removed ?
Slight blockage still in place.
Meantime I’m putting together ‘Advent Oddessy’ a compilation of Christmas themed poetry that I’ve written over a number of years.