Archive | January, 2013

Acedia

14 Jan

Dante would have me running at full pelt,

continuously for eternity,

down in the foul darkness, where the sloths dwell.

I am vinegar to the teeth and smoke

to the eyes of all who bring me to task,

For I believe in nothing,

Care for nothing,

Want for nothing,

Enjoy nothing,

Interfere with nothing,

Find purpose in nothing,

Live for nothing,

And I will never die because there is

Nothing in my idle world to die for.

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Written for the Trifecta Writing Challenge

Moulting

13 Jan

I’m going to hide from London,

Take a bow round sundown,

Find my cellar door,

Shed my lion’s skin,

Get serpentine;

I’m as fond of the hiss as I am of the roar.

 

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