1. Ache

                      I've an ache inside my head
too far back to reach
                          and this thing I can't grasp
   is the only thing I keep-
                                            the tiny moths of undying decay
                                     flower before my touch
                                                  just black rainbows
       this is madness
                                         so  dispose of your hope
                                     or I'll do it myself
          just as quickly
    twice as hard     
                          all over you

©John Edward Smith Jr.