(Steemit School Poetry | 100 Day Challenge | Day 2) SHE LOCKED HER HEART

 
 
(1)

early in the morning, watch the flare of the sun
fog floating down from broken branches
smell her milk, shake and done
that day was the day for goddess dances

     maze of aisles, asphalt highway
     nests of deathly lizards and snakes,
     seared each step, must live on leap day
     the roar of a hunter, ‘fore earthquakes

sleepy faces hanging on city bus
met the same face day after day
no recognition, none to trust
locked her heart, got lost on the way.

     a poet crossed out graffiti,
     poetry verses on the wall, ‘bout dignity.

(2)

today is the day for goddess dancing;
determination, round one in the garage.
flashmob on the street, people stop moving,
flesh and bones, as her red and white corsage.

     the roar of a hunter in deep, darken cave,
     the ruins of history landmark towering.
     full moon in the sky agitating sea wave,
     the gloomy universe receding.

locked her heart, threw the key into deep ocean,
waiting for her lover in a quiet graveyard—
in the chill of the night, no senses nor motion,
hiding from gray furry monster’s clutches.

     poetry verses on the wall, whispered demon
     twinkle stars over the moon for a reason.

 

Bandung, March 8, 2018
 

This is my 2nd submission for 100 Day Poetry Challenge conceived by Daniel Pendergraft @d-pend. I have been writing poetry since 2004 author of three poetry anthologies.

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