Coinage around my room Like I’m a dragon Who swallows diamonds Absent-mindedly Leaving change Around the place I need the best Rarest, hardest Minerals to keep To armor soft spots And to keep piling As a treasure den Altering states From weak to strong As I consume more Trinkets and valuables In order to lureContinue reading “Dragon’s Desire”
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Terror Suit
We introduce O2 Through tubes Fed by two Canisters To cut down on Panic-induced Breathing patterns Such as hyperventilating In the presence of Something that illicits Fear, we’ve made it so Anxiety is a non-issue This contains stress As well as the air Conditioning system We’ve fitted to hotspots After testing and distressing We’ve fittedContinue reading “Terror Suit”
Heroic Curiass
You gift me armor In leather and spikes Patches of property And runes of power Lush to the scent That all at once Smells of incense bombs And demon blood Perfumed by and To be picked clean Of impurity Receiving a guard Drawing card and sword “I will set you free” To drink white-hot realityContinue reading “Heroic Curiass”
Ides Of May
Feels like a fog. A haze Of death And decay Hanging off the Ground And lingering like A reaper Over corpses of Metal; Other dead Crusaders. I want to join them And leave this Dreary, macabre Battlefield; To be able to choose Between two flags Of old And new. I don’t want to polish MyContinue reading “Ides Of May”
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Gauntlet
Gauntlet Fissuring leather Canyons between white Ash print pattern A grasp of wire Wrapped around Aged armor, Enforced by Thick strands Of conduction, A gloved rod Of lightning In red cords And weathered Mechanical roots Coil stiff As a tower Shield bolted, Riveted, and Stitched against Its ancient Backdrop, these Rusting yet Glistening strands OfContinue reading “Gauntlet”
Marrow
Marrow Marrow clots With new tendrils In scar tissue Condemn the old blood Constrict the old blood Converge on old blood This raiment has seen Brought to a sheen Greaves well machined Some scenery Glowing gauntlets Pressured points Skin shedding Carapace peeling Away and shredding Exposed and vulnerable Relentlessly venerable Mercilessly comfortable Unfurled and unarmoredContinue reading “Marrow”
Arcing Ark Archangel
Arcing Ark Archangel Legends were told of your sort Who roamed the land long ago. Angels which rose above mountains, Scorching everyone with awe. When the demons came into This world, you were one Who was called upon To serve and garrison the ark. Legends say that they swarmed. One angel fell for every tenContinue reading “Arcing Ark Archangel”
Pilgrimaging
Pilgrimaging Returning to a form Returning to a form I’ve worn before Wearing my soft shell Molting off a second skin Donning my old robes Slinking through the snow Pilgrims venture out Seeking pasts without Valleys met in doubt Roads paved in spouts I’m returning to a form Returning to a form I’ve worn beforeContinue reading “Pilgrimaging”