hugger-muggery

 

I have a thought

that is a rock

tumbling in my head.

 

An incessant knock,

a stumbling block,

a curiosity wrapped in dread.

 

It’s a scattered flock,

a sinking dock,

a stranger’s hair in my bed.

 

It’s a stutterer’s talk,

a paralytic walk,

a straitjacket made of lead.

 

It’s a kiss with a plot,

a sanguine slipknot,

                                    a hopeful prayer for the already dead.

 

I had a thought

that I’ve now forgot,

and my talent remains unfed.

  

 

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