The gravity of the situation
Did not allow any light to escape
The deep hole we had dug
Ourselves in
We stood at the edge
Wedged between
Necessity and action
Rippling and undecisive
With the weight of Sisyphus
Inside our inner dimensionalities
Glimpsing the sky for
Archangels with swords of fire
Yet beneath our feet
The ground boiled and shrank
The species turned brown
And shriveled
No horsemen appeared
On the revelation horizon
Only weary encampments
High noons of the fragmented
World masquerading as
Cardinal points of doom.
Pina Piccolo, June 13, 2024
Cover image:
Old Orthodox Apocalipse Wall-painting from medieval Osogovo Monastery, Republic of Macedonia