Bloody Tears & Silver Skulls
written by: James Dennis Casey IV
@LouisianaJames
A prayer for the wild at heart
Kept in a dirty cage underneath
An old abandoned staircase
Keeping time with ugly kings
Screaming loudly in silence
There is no redemption for you
With bloody tears in tired eyes
Silver skulls upon bony fists
Bringing the only recompense
Change comes on dreary wind
In silence there are a million
Different things to say unsaid
Holding on to a reflected self
Here in time with you my love
James D. Casey IV is an artist, author of seven poetry collections, and founder/editor-in-chief of Cajun Mutt Press. His work has been published in print and online by several small press venues and literary magazines internationally. La Voce dei Poeti, La Catena della Pace international poetry contest gave "Warriors of the Rainbow" by J.D.C.IV a critic's choice award in 2016, and his poem "That'll do Pig" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by New Pop Lit in 2019. James was born in Colorado, grew up in Louisiana/Mississippi, and currently resides in Illinois.
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