Love Poem: A Drifting Way
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Written by: Poet Tellaferro

A Drifting Way

Under the brittle bright cold moon, ice
cold skies far above clouds fly
the metallic worms bore deeply into my side 

they are made by no one but
me and only me alone 
there on the street under the shadows 
a loaded gun 
smoking from my deed 

the worms turn to burrow deep, they have won
turning burning deeper into my side 
my mind tries to realize 
but it is too late 

there in the street in shades of ink
a loaded gun 
smoking spent shells from deeds done 
deep and alone something lies there in a heap 
as a sky grows cold under 

the rise of crystal dawn, a coming sun
as dark thunderheads loom
then it begins is to sleet

A bitter icy rain
under a tyrannical eye 
of a dying silver silence 
sliding sideways to horizon 
secret crows in covens gather
a murder of my thoughts 

That started to fade 
my eyes blur blue 
images turn 
as worms begin to burn 
as the piercing dawn grows

The metallic worms bore deeply 
deeper into my side, the pain 
they are made by no one but one
and that is me and only me alone
watching the shadows run from 
a cooling gun

Deeper under a raw rising son 
as the clouds tumble away
under the brittle bright cold, risen son 

Warmth coming (to none)
            clearing skies far above clouds lingering… 

                    Watching my soul drift away!