Today (Original Poem)

in #poetry8 years ago (edited)

Today

Blindsided by news

Cogs speed up 

And spit out a version of reason


Worry consumes 

Like a vixen vine 

Climbing the stairs 

Immediate peril  

Or narrow escape  


 A show down 

The glass snake 

And the fuzzy spider 

Drifting down a river 

On a broken branch   


Sweaty palms 

And heavy breathing  

Are life boats 

While sharks circle the afternoon   


In a barren land 

A lone bull parched and weary 

Rests its head on a rock 

Despair envelops the air   


The sun draws its curtains 

Invites all to turn in 

To make sense 

Of today  


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The glass snake and the fuzzy spider... your use of imagery in this poem is beautiful. It seems you're new to Steemit, but clearly not to writing :) Welcome aboard! You made a new follower with your last few poems, really great work!

Thank you very much! I am new hence not yet worked out how to upload images - any help?
And thank you for the support, I appreciate it. I am going to have a look at what you have posted :)