Flicker and Lie
Dark cold silent whispers She beckons, a summon Ghostly fingers across my shoulders Down my neck and my spine Until my steps quicken and hasten
Daughter, daughter Run faster Escape drags me deeper Bow back as my leash snaps tighter
She laughs, a summon Eyes follow retreats Rolling over my skin Instead of sockets
Pale in the window pane A face I never catch But I know it How it stares and leers and gleans
Daughter, daughter I hide my body She slides up against me She nips at my heels She combs my hair Longing for me to look Yet never staying long enough
Daughter, daughter She beckons, a summon I chant against her Dark, mere dark A feeling, a feeling, a feeling But I run and run Eyes wide open blind Watching to trip and fall and dive
Daughter, daughter My mother, deathless caregiver Fear created me From fear I am born To fear I am lost
- stedi
















