fishermen leave offerings to the tide: a glass full of whales
Author: Elancharan இளஞ்சேரன்
Elancharan Gunasekaran is a multidisciplinary artist and poet. He has a strange love for all things poetical and Sci-Fi. A winner of the Montblanc X Esquire Six-word Story prize 2017. His latest publications are Superatomicluminal (Hesterglock Press), Gods of the Gonzo (Analog Submission Press) and The Cosmosnaut Manifesto (UndergroundBooks).
lightning hums raw in the gullet of the ancient beast
pilgrims kneel and drink in the memory of the dragon’s destruction
through fangs through wounds a lullaby of what you lost
the pilgrim walks weightless as the rain beats down upon flesh like applause
there in the deep a creature whose very breath fogs the futures of predator and prey
spring the mist and hills conspire to trap you in their embrace
the view from titan’s crown: blood pools in the valley of the dead
rung after rung the pilgrim climbs the ribs of a decomposing god
flesh yearns for the gentle touch that splits sky and soothes bark
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