neverending no

by Kealan Coady

Thursday 2nd February 2023 2:35 pm

it creeps in like hope
love clinging
safe sound
stripped
the veiled shape of it

flowers watered in

fears denying all expected
witherings
crinkling snakeskin

discarded aimed star-ward

like a voice

bare
toneless in the void

humanoid
abyss
a soft secret singing in spite

a world is made in the name of

everlasting refusal to look up

give in

Comments

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 4th Feb 2023 12:51

Thanks Kealan. If it works, it works.😃

kealan coady

Fri 3rd Feb 2023 22:43

Reggie and Uilleam, it's not just for the rhythm which I do think works better and instead of pretending some literary bollox I it felt it conveyed more accurately whatever was inspiring me at the time of writing it.
It was completely different in the first draft but I followed whatever happened to be influencing that part of me at the time and this just felt right in a way I can't fully explain. I wish I could clarify but tbh I've been writing my entire life and I still don't really understand how the process works for me. I hope you enjoyed it despite the seemingly chaotic layout

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 3rd Feb 2023 07:26

I find that layout makes me "search?" or work for the next word- and as a result, pay more attention to what I'm reading...........?