<dream>
I leave my body
begging for crumbs
in dust -
bread not starved for,
trials not faced -
phantasms that seek shadow
and light’s salvation
<grandparents>
dead, they travel far -
the light in their face
<birds>
bent wing,
scream without sound,
feathered flickers of hope
scratching for evil seeds
in broken shells
<luggage>
left unattended
misplaced,
forgotten, the not done
out of hate, fear, laziness
<\regret>
<aloft>
what bridge can't I burn?
death I rule
<phone>
<\ring 🎶>
call if you dare
<coda>
in my nightmare, the dog
you left behind hangs lifeless
in the brute's bared teeth
</coda>
</phone>
</aloft>
</luggage>
</birds>
</grandparents>
</dream>
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