Defeat / by Brian Kunde

Defeat
by Brian Kunde

Fall back in
the protective suit
in the field
of ripe grass;
stir the pollen
into the air.
Close your eyes.
Wipe the sweat
from greasy eyelids.
Relax at last.
Outside the dream,
the raging blaze
sweeps over all.

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Defeat

from Forth into Silence : Poems, 1st ed., Mar. 2017.

1st web edition posted 3/23/2017.