Insides flaming
throat burning
lungs pounding
clinging on.
Guts heaving
mouth screaming
chest thumping
hanging on.
Dawn’s breaking
heads shaking
surprised she survived
the endless night.
Fingers clawing
rasping, gasping
body stiffens…
her dragon roars
no more.
Image credit: Sean Thomas @ Unsplash
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #94 photo prompt.
The image shows shows a huge stone dragon on top of a building.
humankind turned upside-down
keeping safe’s what matters
all around the world
economies in tatters
scientists in overdrive
to keep one step ahead
corruption, disruption
stop now, keep your head
mixed message, fake news
sops to the masses
governments in disarray
staying put’s what matters
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #70 photo prompt.
Image credit; Lance Anderson @ Unsplash
The image shows tall skyscrapers lit in the evening light. In the front there is a small pale-coloured house resting at an angle on the ground, one side of it raised from the ground.
Days which merge
one into another
marking time
tied down
by new normal’s rope.
tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock…
A ray of light
spills through the bars
a gap for hope
to squeeze through.
tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock…
How long before
with the tiny prick
of a needle
we widen the chink
in covid’s armour
and creep through
to emerge, blinking
in the light?
tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock…
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #67 photo prompt.
Tim Hüfner @ Unsplash
The photo shows a partially open gate, which is thrown in relief by a light filtering from a doorway.
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