By Marshall Hann
Submitted by Blessed23
Date: 2013 May 15
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Devils

The night crawls
fiercely,
devilishly,
startlingly,
suddenly,
and the city is quiet
beaten down
by winter's ferocity
and I am wandering
through hallways
tenderly touching
walls made of air
and breath
I am a miraculous mistake
beholden to time
and laws
that govern hearts
and lips
Taken away
by meaning
to someplace quiet
where I can try
to explain
what I don't yet understand
(You will discard me;
I am not worth
the light that emanates
from soft eyes)
My thoughts move
through the night
blessing chaos
with holy water
and useless words from my youth
where I vainly grasped
at understanding
and buried my desires
beneath
the years that passed
and surrender
secretly
smiles
as I wear her as my new skin
and the devils laugh
more terribly than
I can stand
as I desperately search for
the
sun.