The tempo
is always gradual
until eruption
Ash in the pockets of youth
and wisdom more gray
with the grave approaching
Vultures will pick you
clean to the bone
if you play dead
in the age of small wonder
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by Scott Thomas Outlar / June 14th, 2020
The tempo
is always gradual
until eruption
Ash in the pockets of youth
and wisdom more gray
with the grave approaching
Vultures will pick you
clean to the bone
if you play dead
in the age of small wonder
This article was posted on Sunday, June 14th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.
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