A Clean Slate

A Clean Slate

I.

red flare bursts
explodes
into the purple night sky spreading
lightning flowers
white flash
of light blasts booms and
crackles
fire passion madness streaks out
smears the sky
pops
yellow and orange fill in spaces
between clouds and
peter out
burst loud under the moon
and fade
until
in a sudden blast
flashes
fill and splatter
the sky
with white yellow green red pink
thunder smashes crashes
blasts sputters splashes
cracks

II.

slam
jolt through legs and arms to chest
head whips and fills with vice pressure
twisted metal churned
red plastic shards scattered
silence moans
wind slices chilled ears
sirens wail
faces stare
wide open mouths and eyes
darkness invades

III.

brittle brown
and yellow
and orange
tumble
float
flitter
curl
feather-like
fall
gust
settle
down
on dirt
piles of brittle brown
and yellow and orange

IV.

grey fog
stacked stones
rain drizzles
iron gate
dead grass
musty smell
dark moss
silent air
clouds loom
chilled stillness
gnarled tree
faint thunder
hazy moon

V.

a nude woman lying on a bed
long sleek legs like slender marble towers
breasts soft pillows for a welcome head
nipples blossoming wild flowers
skin white as the feathers of a swan
hair a flowing stream of shiny gold
a face bright as the rising morning sun
a tiny nose the center of the vibrant glow
eyes like stars shining above a dream
lips red like succulent lollipops
a kiss a sip from a secret desert stream
sex like soaring past heaven to never stop
love a buoy in the turbulent sea of life
a steamroller that flattens daily strife

VI.

luminescent clouds capture the moon's soft glow
faint grey cotton puffs in a navy blue sky
radiant stars express ideas of eternity
white specks scattering the boundless heavens
the chirps of crickets form an auditory sea
barely noticeable in the nearly silent night
the sky above the horizon is softened by city light