I’ve got another poem for you this week! We’re creeping slowly closer to Halloween (even though it’s still a bit away) so I thought a horror-themed poem might be a good idea! Worship is another one that I wrote for university, and I hope that you enjoy reading it!
Worship
You are a quiet jewel in my crown of clouds,
and I am silent as you cry upwards.
A response to your prayer is coming.
As you scorn me and turn to your bed,
determined that Brother Sleep will cure you
rather than me, I cease my lounging.
Your intimacy spills over my thoughts,
just as your tormentor’s blood thickens
upon the claws that I must wear in your realm;
PHYSICAL FORMS ARE SUCH A BORE
And when you return for a nightly service,
thanking me fervently from your bedside,
I excuse your momentary blip of faith.
You bring your knuckles together
and bite down in sacrifice, as your teeth
become mine, and this is connection.
When your moon turns black, that
is me; you may look up, and notice
one of my eyes in the heavens.
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Oskar Leonard 