UNDRESSING
flaming trees
whisper
I sought
infinite
turned
immovable
became
dimensional
shed
body
embraced
nakedness
found
light
froze
in reaching
for the absolute
FINDING, FULFILLED
fiercely, you freed me,
roughly parting the chained
veil of my keeping.
you knew not to touch
or look too deeply.
you claimed me,
cutting the barbed cage
with your smooth scythe.
aged eye gazing
on freshly fallen flesh,
you said,
cherish this gift.
ask for none other.
Adeline Lyons is an emerging writer from New York. She studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work can be found in The Hooghly Review and Spark to Flame Journal.
PLEASE NOTE: ARTICLES CAN ONLY BE REPRODUCED IN OTHER SITES WITH DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BORDERLESS JOURNAL
Click here to access the Borderless anthology, Monalisa No Longer Smiles
Click here to access Monalisa No Longer Smiles on Kindle Amazon International
Borderless 