Poetry Drafts / 23 January 2017

the embrace of nil

A prayer once said
a statement,
an intention expressed.
Doubt and deliberation in a mind gone
blank
The lust
awkward
sincerity of shadows
the embrace of nil
a calling
of shivers

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.