Respectable
Encroaching oblivion
Am I to watch from the parapet
As my kin are burned? Together
We are collected into a book
And bound. Each individual
A tale from an anthology
No longer our own.
Our history has been incinerated
But we words remember.
You try to convince me
She erodes our new foundation
But I know the past. I see the future
And cast off you will use her
As fuel to burn the edifice
On which I stand.
body of stone is out of print from The Blasted Tree Store
Featured by The Blasted Tree: October 26, 2021
Helen Robertson
Contributing Author
body of stone by Helen Robertson is a Blasted Tree original collection of poetry.
ISBN [Digital]: 978-1-987906-76-9
Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer