Breaking Out

Breaking Out

By J. Lynne Moore

Entrapped, entangled
Within the choking dark
Caught beneath the deep

Interred, entombed
Surviving fathoms below
Encircled by the murk

Encased, enclosed
In a prison keep
Fully self-imposed

Searching, seeking
Aching for comfort and hope
Desperate to escape

Jetting, bursting
A single ray of dawn
Extending through the dark

Sounds of the Night

Sounds of the Night

By J. Lynne Moore

Dancing winds
Whisper a song
Of fireflies
Chased by the ruddy frog

The cackling brook
Chimes a verse
About the spider
And her web of pearly fiber

Rustling leaves
Take up the tune
And sing of the owl
With glowing moonlit eyes

The last to sound
Is the breaking sky
With its saffron morning song
Adieu, goodnight, it is dawn

Destruction

By J. Lynne Moore

Cardboard feelings
Bend and tear
Crushed under
The weight
Of the world

Glass hearts
Crack and shatter
Smashed by
The bitterness
Of humanity

Styrofoam lives
Warp and melt
Scorched by
The inferno
Of ignorance

Wooden souls
Split and rot
Saturated by
The poison
Of sin