shiny black skull
on a forgotten table
in the hollow sockets
fires shine faintly
mementos from another time
when a man held up his hand
tried to read the signs
and only later discovered
it simply was not his vocation
he never tried to voice those signs
which was just as well –
they were upside down
inside out
the sad result of unseen
provocations
never tried to verbalize
never got physical
but it is still a fact
that he got trapped
- from Mixed Storm
