The winding way
We never went the winding waythat would have led us rightwe tried to run, to circle backbut nowhere there was light We failed to see and now we’re caughtinside this […]
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Not go gently yet
She would not survive the nightthey claimedMy sister had a business trip.so I would gobut wondered if I would make itin time, to whisper goodbye. Five hours by train, a […]
Beast of burden
Kiss me quiethush me harshlyand I pledgeto softly sighwith utmost carewithout a singleuttered syllableI will carryall your worriesyour pain and hardshipswithout complaints I’m your beast of burdenslave foreverfor a single […]
Xoconostle
When, before the desamor,we bloomed on spiny flesh the desert cool at night, starlitbright, a path ahead, before before with fingers stainedand stung, we heartbled dead Now riled, the desert […]
The Black Iris
From its burnished eye,transfixedI’m held,kiln-forged to my manifestoof mannerism & moodstill, in harmony withshades of sootsfumato ink washed& embracedin gentle bloom. Today Melissa hosts dVerse Poetics with a selection of […]
Björn Rudbergs writings 