uncooked, the virgin shape
sustenance for
wandering souls
hiding in shadows
cast by the moon
void the light
darkness crave
a sacrificing hand
each page
as the moon needs
crying eyes
to wax
the poet
setting words
alight
About The Author
Hayden Veil
In an earlier incarnation, Hayden Veil enjoyed a successful career in software engineering, writing late-night poetry in pursuit of sanity. On 2 February 2020, the world of Hayden Veil changed: Ghosts became real and with its soul laid bare there was no turning back from the perpetual path of poetry.