wind beneath the wings no longer bloweth

wind beneath the wings no longer bloweth

fiction
edward w pritchard

Lower the lake,
contemplate drowning
Dredge away the past,
float on the flotsam

Jack up the house,
men are here to move it away
Burn baby pictures,
thief stoleth mine heart

Smile at the pretty Judge,
signed papers under duress
Time stamped misery,
tomorrow is a long time gone

Rev up the engine of the barge,
passengers mumbling confession
unhitch the life preserver,
slip under the blackened brine

Forget me misery,
spent Holidays alone
Repossess partiality,
the lease is expired, the mortgage is in default

good life over,
moral value bankrupt
past relative,
future not contractual

live for today,
past another Country
wind beneath the wings no longer bloweth,
stillness interminable, perpetual silence

less than death, more than living,
mumble the incantations
public record sealed, covenant broken,
spin twice, kneel in circle alone

glance across lifeless universe,
espy a vanished face
galaxies rushing apart
winds between jangling forgotten melody.