neverclean

Image of a writing journal and a pencil.
Photo by Dariusz Sankowski on Unsplash
this grove mine to closed
sometimes gardening doubt
within the septic thorn
black in blood scratched
crosscut and hatched hidden
behind a thin pale veil
draped across my heart
in neverclean

2 responses to “neverclean”

  1. Bridgette Avatar

    I’m certainly gardening some doubt right now. Love “septic thorn.”

    1. michael raven Avatar

      I’ve got a green thumb when it comes to doubt. 😉