pilgrims shave heads and burn braids in great bonfires on the border
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).
rain erases the horizon as goats graze on thunder
a cosmic echo sways the monolith shifting the equilibrium of worldly balance into chaos
existence leaks raw and spills forth like pollen from the randy flora of paradise
signposts come alive and curse at your existence
camels with chimney humps spew smog and drink from the shadow of sands
thirst learns your name and taunts you
armies scatter as cloud wolves rain howls of hail upon flesh mortal and undead
a moth of legend lands on the lips of a king now he goes by the name of: rust
pilgrims kneel in moss for the one who riddles to grant them safe passage through the forest grim
elancharan gunasekaran 