Month: July 2022

So Far Ill-Gotten

So Far Ill-Gotten 

dark hood blocks sight 
down tunnels lead 
stone worn from blight 

woven aromas of the dead 
a march towards ends 
monsters must be fed 

openings below bends 
bloody barefoot stains 
ages of red from friends 

light suddenly gleams of chains 
the thud of doors flown 
opening into the planes 

head dress pulled; sky shown 
a brilliance blinding 
gold radiates off the unknown 

captor’s bones begin grinding 
stone becomes, flesh begotten 
that presence spellbinding 

clad in flows, not cotton 
a hand reached beyond 
a love so far ill-gotten 

luck thought ill-spawned 

7/18/22 – Andy McRae

Ly By

Ly By

one step after the other
down the cracking path
shaded under decay
giants at play

building loom
toppling with doom
shrieks from the birds
its nearly noon

no shade, yet only shadows
clog the way i go
the way through to

cries, i must ly by
as i make the way down
into the abyss
of what once did exist.

6/4/22 – Andy McRae