Poetry Drafts / 14 January 2017

restrained

The poet cried in silence
ink stained collar bound
the last of the papyrus
withering away
no more rebel
no more guard
pacified by silence
muted; incessant; ergo;
by finite confines
restrained

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.