The End of Annihilation

by Helen Robertson

In our lives violence is punctuation;
The structure becoming background —
No climax, no denouement.

So when you ask why we dance
With ash covered feet we laugh

Remember
Our hearts are long since broken
And, as always,

Find what joy we can.

 

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body of stone is out of print from The Blasted Tree Store

Featured by The Blasted Tree: October 26, 2021

Helen Robertson

Contributing Author

body of stone by Helen Robertson is a Blasted Tree original collection of poetry.

ISBN [Digital]: 978-1-987906-76-9

Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer

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