Poem

Thought I might share with you a poem I've written. Let me know what you think...

Adam's lament

When the wildcats roamed,
ferns canopied the stars,
heavy mist kissed naked
flesh, the mocking screams rang
hitting trees and changing course
in the dense forestation.

When predators stalked, the
beat of a thousand jeweled wings
cracked the custard air. Eyes
glittered in the swamp
and the gas stench
threatened to intoxicate.

When the apes stood to beat their chests
and bare their fangs, the steady
drip from sodden sky to leather leaf to fertile floor
drummed the pulse of death.

When hissing death
crackled through the dust,
when acid amphibians
bellowed, when electricity ripped
open a hole in the heavens
and showers daggered and drenched.
As prey became sustenance, the sound of bones
cracked and flesh ripped.
That's when I waited for you.


Helen Bouttell
November 2009