failure

The greatest things in life never have a price tag. Often it feels the things we do not want come easily and the things we do, evade us. We succeed but not in the manner we desire try as we might.

The Standing Man

Ten men of Midas stand
roll, turn green on vegetables and
haemorrhage red on being dumped.
They survive
sit in Midas pocket like unwanted guests
come back like boomerangs
into an empty home.

Fear is an intriguing quality it can paralyse, cloud judgement, instil a great sense of being uncomfortable and fuel adrenaline for flight or fight, if you can sieze it and forge it into a weapon.

Fear is often fleeting, a brief moment that is soon over but true fear never is, it lurks and challenges you to knock it down until one day it fails to get up.

The following is about a true fear although it might not be evident unless you can decipher the last line, which is the key.

I remember as a kid being taught the story of the Samaritan and it got me thinking. The following is a quick doodle to blow some dust away on an idea to return to.


Samaritan

Chalk bones laced in blood.
Robins are no longer stained but the sticky sweet smell remains.