licking the rollerball... by se_400_Lux
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Description
Dried Ink
(for affect)
outside,
mockingbird
in the next yard
sings to the night
all night
to the darknight
hidden
high on the limbs
sings in the dark
as I listen
one ear on the pillow
the other
to the songs
inside,
the green light
pulses in-time/out-of-time
to the singing
blinks in the dark
lights up
other room
calling to me
but
here in the remaining
darkness pinned
must [I] remain,
you bastards
Comments (1)
cagewench
I liked it. The pacing was something I appreciated as I could feel the restlessness. Strangely enough it also made me think of that movie "Failure to Launch" (if you've seen it, you'll know it's because of the bird).