There's An Elephant In The Room

There's an elephant

in the room

that needs talking about

But nobody wants to

start the conversation

Avoiding the situation

seems the best thing to do

Exchanging pleasantries

And everyone agrees

the weather is rough

this time of the year

There'll be time enough

tomorrow

to shed a sad tear

to wallow in sorrow

to bury their grief

But the elephant

still hides in the shadows

A silent thief

©Rose

Q:~How do you shrink an elephant?

A:~ With small talk! 

The Spider and the Moon

Time and death

are shadows,

emotional threads,

of thought

darker, emptier

than the 

shadows

they throw

A silent venom

that spins 

a web

weaving dreams

from moonbeams

that vanish

like dew

in the dawn

©Rose

Cathedral of Dreams

Summoned by the light
I follow in the shadow
Of the moon
Eclipsed
By the basilica
Ethereal,
Otherworldly.
Voices,
Whispers,
Murmurs,
Rise and fall,
Dip swoop,
Flutter,
Bats into the twilight.
I enter the cathedral
Of dreams.
The flagstones
Soothe my bloody feet.
The walls,
Hung with scrolls,
Of the dead
Of the dying
Of the living
Rise to a steeple
Too high to read
Yet I know
I am not among
The named
Nor of the dead
Nor of the dying
Nor of the living.
My weary eyes,
Blind with the light,
Are shut tight.
I hear myself scream
And know
I am named
On the scrolls
Of the unborn.
© Rose

To Fate

your kiss
the foreshadow
of death
your words
a knife through my heart
your love
a poison chalice
I drink
deeply, greedily
to fate
© Rose