Cherub, chimera (v1.0 knot, TqB, Rowens)

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Cherub, chimera (v1.0 knot, TqB, rowens)

Cherub, chimera,
whatever you were -
angelic thing
or dragon breathing
upon me, a mortal -
I remember the wings.

The black sepulchre
of non-being is eternal,
but your sight’s a spring
of light in the darkness,

a winter’s moon. You bring
a parade of faces
from familiar places
and days on the brink
of being forgotten,
Dante’s immortal -
I remember your wings.


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Cherub, chimera,
whatever you were -
an angelic thing
or fire breathing dragon
upon me, a mortal -
I remember your wings.

The black sepulchre
non-being’s eternal,
but your sight’s a spring
of light in the darkness,

winter’s moon. You bring
a parade of faces 
from old, familiar places
and days on the brink 
of being forgotten,
Dante’s immortal -
I remember your wings.