Free Verse
Nadir of the Dream
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1 min readDec 8, 2023
She sits stitchingㅤ …stitchㅤafter stitch
body slumped in rocking momentumㅤwith each
thorn’s pierceㅤgives her prayerㅤbinds
threadingㅤoneㅤto another.ㅤListen…
Hear? Thought restrainedㅤthe chained dogs are looseㅤ
impious-light ignitingㅤmalign fierceness echo
wails crack open ears as wounds
ㅤ…for whom, exactlyㅤI…