.
disinfectant smell --
how I've aged
these past years
one bell
answers another
footsteps quickening
waxed floors --
from under the curtain
a reflection so bright
specimen cup --
the sound of water
one drop of blood spilt in the million dollar room
fragmentation --
numbered notes on white paper
all in a row
these long halls --
all of the the others
walking away
3 a.m.
I am the ghost
in your hall
I assume the position
of a lizard --
biopsy
deconstruction
like breaking glass
and then -
a quiet knock on the door
i can't stand to hear my name
awakened
at shift change, two a.m.
so they might ask,
"what will you do
for the rest of your life?"
the sound of fluids,
cries and voices,
a bell rings and rings
two clocks on the wall
display a different time
Latin words and phrases
from behind a closed curtain
a face reflected
in shatterproof glass
behind the locked gate
too dark for it's plumage
a blackbird at rest
we make not a sound
watching each other
enjoy the cool breeze
.
14 comments:
Bravo!
Is this all for real, Williams?
a little too worrying,
Hope you are just fine now, ...God be with you, Williams :)
best wishes,
devika
forgot to say...keep us posted, dear
wishes,
devika
Worried about you. Sending good wishes.
Sending lots of good thoughts your way, Willie.
A powerful group.
Blessings.
Imagination ? Réalité ? Good.
Attempting some contemporary writing, Marcel...
Thanks, everyone, for your kind thoughts! I'm relegated to shared computer space so I can't add illustrations yet. That's just as well-I was uncertain as to the text. Maybe I've gone too far? hA!
We shall see how I improve from some health issues....soon.
There it is...You sound better, Williams, and thanks for the update :)
best wishes,
devika
Be well old friend! This prose if touching and real.
hey, Willie...some great writing here. If I had to pick only one it'd be 'shatterproof glass', but there are many moods, even the weirdly comic ('lizard")
Thinking of you & wishing you the best.
Your body might be ill, but the writing mind seems as clear and precise and observant as ever.
GWS
Wonderful, precisely observed sequence under what must have been very stressful circumstances.
edited June 18, 2017 Bandit
yeah, it's all good.
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