night skin you, day skin you

a dream of
night skin you & day skin you
crawling from the barrows
to give to hold, drinking you in
before the everblind

leave me to slumber at
the foot of your altar
with peekaboo sunshine
warming the empty of eye
let this mantic fade from view

a nightmare of
night skin you & day skin you
crawling from make-dust
from the depths of our youth

10 responses to “night skin you, day skin you”

  1. tara caribou Avatar

    “crawling from make-dust” – I like that

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thanks Tara. 💙

  2. Bob Avatar

    Not to copy the comment below, but the make-dust line is fantastic. It feels with youth we are that creative make-dust.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      I’m sure Tara doesn’t mind. 😉

      Thanks Bob.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thanks Sharon. 💙

      1. Sharon's Writers Tidbits Avatar

        You are welcome, Michael! X

  3. chrisnelson61 Avatar

    I like the sense of being split in this piece – what we are in night is not what we become in the light.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      And then there are the periods of gloaming 😉