The Graveyard

by Serena Mossgraves

When does the earth 
 in the graveyard 
return to the living? 

When do the souls  
that guard such places 
finally find rest? 

When does the graveyard 
stop being the place for the dead, 
and return to life again? 

The Grim Reaper’s Dream

by Serena Mossgraves

As though life was unreachable
the reaper dreams of what is
naught for them, someone to lead them
towards a paradise to rest in.

Kindness misbegotten,
the reaper realizes…
Dreams were ne’er meant
to be had.

Grief is Alive

by Serena Mossgraves

it slithers through your soul
eating, biting, devouring,
as it goes…

Grief is a creature
buried deep within,
alive and borrowing.

Decay

by Serena Mossgraves

the body falls apart
decay setting in
age builds more
pain in decay…

I live in the decaying temple
that I I built in a soul
made of tragedy
and fighting for myself.