Dear Casket, With Scenes Of Romance
written by: devereaux frazier
@marylandpoet
Dear Casket
with scenes of romance
Why did you try to mask it
You knew we had no chance
July Thirty First
to December Twenty Seventh
She might have been my first
she might have been my seventh
Yet it all feels the same
when it all boils down
you’re left maimed
from boils
and gurgling sounds from under the water
pleading at the top of your lungs
to stop her
And she didn’t
and you didn’t
She couldn’t swim
but she couldn’t drown
No, that echo resounded long into her night
twisting and turning her
Oh, how the faithful have might
I watched her struggle
in my view
but in its view
she was free
no, not she, but he
untied from his temporary calling
he would wait in secret until another
desired dwelling
Last wishes on evening star
Many faces coming from afar
to gaze at the beauty you are
Before time gave the finishing mar
and left our hearts with a crooked scar
His work is regularly featured on SpillWords.com, where he was nominated for the May Publication of the Month in 2017. You can also find him on Literary Arts Review and Teen Ink, the latter of which published him in their monthly magazine in 2016.
When he’s not working as an Active Seller at IKEA Baltimore, Devereaux can be found reading or interacting with readers on his various platforms, mainly WordPress and Instagram. Reaching new readers and connecting with poets and writers across the web is one of the reasons why he writes. There’s no use in writing if it can’t be shared to uplift and inspire.
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