the emptiness swirls
in my cranial cavern
pulsating aches spill
in synchronicitized
marrowdeep bemoaning

i am lesser today
than i was yesterday
the painrattles chose
angular sobs to remind me
in lucid loss of lividity

i have nothing in
my pockets but a swell
of dreamkisses snatched
from morning awakening
and soft smiles of peace

i am a reflection of
thunderous silence along
the edge of a lightning bolt
in negative exposure
aching in frozen agony