Fontanelle, Poetry by David Leo Sirois

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Genre: Rhyme, Life

Fontanelle

Clocks have been stripped from all walls

as well as all forgotten gods

in an orchestrated effort to disorient us all

in the cylindrical silver corridor where time abides

in its own loneliness almost absent at this time

Even the eyes of my eyes cannot trace

how long it has lasted & how far it will stretch its

long thin limbs It is not available for questioning at this time

At this time we cannot say or guess

the trajectory of flashes on/off

to open wide eyelids & shut them down again

The space between seconds is

interminable unbearable at times & the length of

my spine immeasurable this moment

The crown of my head quietly lifting off

of its own volition

Fragile circle of my fontanelle The point of gentle

pressure from below The tiniest bit of dust is

all I am capable of carrying…

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