poetry – Page 89 – elancharan gunasekaran

scream into the darkness to fracture the council of light

ever wondered what fuels the void perhaps it is too deep and dark to comprehend

cave paintings dance in the netherlight when unobserved

firebirds glide like rumour through smoke bringing omens from the old gods to the eyes of men

fishermen leave offerings to the tide: a glass full of whales

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