At a party in a luxury penthouse
An alien environment
Such strange
Alien creatures are these,
Looming high in the dark sky.
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Wealth and comfort
Beyond dreams
Have stretched and smoothed them
Beyond recognition.
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Beyond the ken of the humans
Scrambling to live
Far down below.
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Here in the sky
One wears a black feather on a black chain,
Fallen over her small black dress.
The feather reflects -
Entombed in a sliver of glass.
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Reflecting back the dark
Trapped in a mirror,
Unable to fly.
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Unable to soar.
Unable to dream.
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A sight for empty eyes.
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Down, down, down in the dark
Below
People light little fires.
Millions of tiny stars,
Lighting the way home.
About the Creator
Roderick Makim
Read one too many adventure stories as a child and decided I'd make that my life.
I grew up on a cattle station in the Australian Outback and decided to spend the rest of my life seeing the rest of the world.
For more: www.roderickmakim.com
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Comments (1)
Wow. I adore this. Your feather metaphor is just *sublime* here and I feel so entranced by your pacing. It really does lend a certain sadness to the realities of those who live with abundance. So well composed!