Poetry Drafts / 14 July 2017

final words

behind the last door
a naked clown; wryly smiling
a bowl of whipping cream; rabbis dancing
and a scythe; swinging
behind the last door
your final words
will be
try, trust and
undeniable lust

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.