At times I would catch her
staring at me
from the broken window
in the house next door;
deep brown eyes
set in a pale, lovely face
with long thick black hair
that disappeared
into the shadows;
a shameless stare
relentless
and always
only for me.
– matt at shadow of iris
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Falling through the space
between cracks
which no one ever sees.
– matt at shadow of iris
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The surgeon cuts the body
and steam rises
along with the smell of copper
in a damp cold tent
in the middle of a battle field
where icy rain falls
and the sound is filled
with sporadic gunfire
and occasional
explosions.
– matt at shadow of iris
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A word to the wise
surfacing for a moment
then diving back under
to seek less stormy seas.
– matt at shadow of iris
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Tedious
pompous
wayward trolls
tramping by the side
of the road
digging up holes
in search of
a specific color of plastic
that they like to chew on
until it reaches
just the right consistency
then they spit it out
rudely
at cars passing by.
– matt at shadow of iris
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In her wedding gown
she sat on the tall cliff
under the full moon
and looked far off
into the sea
holding her bouquet
and believing
he had not
abandoned her.
– matt at shadow of iris
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Her old fingers
worked with a grace
she had only begun to achieve
at seventy.
– matt at shadow of iris
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Familiar assumptions
pulled out
from under your feet
until you are floating.
Relevant information
hard to find
in the stream of data
flowing past you.
A question of logic
pure and simple
stretched thin
to the point
where it is breaking.
Mathematical forms
coming alive,
geometrical entities
that dance around you
and laugh.
– matt at shadow of iris
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The reaper knows
only the dead debris
yet still he sees
our destiny.
– matt at shadow of iris
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