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Oct 2 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#poetry

the water bearer
(dirge for aquarius)

so many hours to fill
and the bucket
from which i fill them
rusting out
every day sees more droplets of soul
leaking from the seams
falling onto the ground
softening it
making a slippery unholy mess of mud
that is good for nothing and no one
but whatever dark demons
live in mud
every day more jagged flakes of thought
slough off and sink
anemic wet confetti
into that mud
trampled beyond recovery
by the workboots i must wear
in this dark wilderness

still i work on
neglecting chores
being not native to my nature

i am so tired
when i am done
i scrape my boots
and leave them naked
by the door

and strip off
all the wet and dirty clothing
my flesh is numb and glazed
apathy now fits like second skin
there is no wire brush made
to scour me clean
i need a long hot bath
in the water of redemption
alas
the water i have borne
is foul
unclean
another night awaits
with nothing to redeem

© 2014 RC deWinter

Published in Coffin Bell @coffin_bell, Volume 5, Issue No. 4
“The Zodiac” October 2022
You can read my #poem "the water bearer
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You can read the entire issue of "Coffin Bell @coffin_bell, Volume 5, Issue No. 4 “The Zodiac”
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