Monday, March 18, 2024

The Glass Doll

The way the guitar fits together

a quilt of notes

sewn together by gentle hands

The way the frets turn 

from one to two to twelve

the synopsis of the octave

growing to new heights

that diminished chord

hits me like a descending bell

and crashes into the glass doll

in my chest.

The poem soaked in rusted water

drenched in diamonds

and dripping from dark room chemicals

as it comes into being

it slowly features

a figure coming into being.