The Journey
June
The World has slipped.
I don't want to be
here anymore: not for you
your rejection my life
the water is warm and smells of salt and sand
i will swim and feel the bob of the waves
In the mirror
I see the Dragon
When first I looked it was
just me
but the Dragon roared its head and
suddenly it is not me looking out
and i am evil
vindictive
full of pain and violence
Rage!
I awake in the corner
far from the mirror,
the Dragon
Spiders fall from the cloud that obscures
the ceiling
Is this madness?
or Rage!
Now I am Me in the mirror no spiders
I will swim and feel the bob of the waves
-Matthew Ian (September 1st, 2025)