body

your head bows in prayer.
days filled with meditation.
your life still peaceful.

the sky turned dusty
churning up old memories.
blood and blue bruises.

sky dark as oil.
days slippery as wet grass.
time a downward slide.

slippery cages.
pounds of flesh speeding away.
there’s blood on the streets.

this is the new year.
a story of fictions told.
ouroboros myth.

man lying naked.
birthday suit tattered and torn.
an end to birthdays.