one word, so little time

today’s word: feathered (60 seconds)
this is all i got down

Feathered, like the bird before the slaughter, and after. Feathered, like the touch of a practiced lover. Feathered, splayed, like dandelion casting it’s last to the dark corners, the unlit seams.

Losing speed

I remember
the jangled keys
the bees
sensibly tumbling
in the white roses
cigarette smoke
uncurling
a gray curtain
from my hands
a bandage
unwrapped
and dropped
unspoken

I remember drifting
toward the unlit corners
that must have been full
of dandelion
tense and splayed
to catch the lightest breeze
common as weeds and wild
holding still and caught
standing just in time
I turned on
the lights to avoid losing
my composure