SECARE (CUT)

Secare (cut)

At first it was thought

he was a kind of farmer

reaping what was sown

scythe both tool

and walking stick

Then he became

a sort of sailor

ferrying his cargo

for two coins

barge both tool

and transport

And he morphed

into a Fallen

a soft hand on a shoulder

a whisper in an ear

off he'd fly with you

He's fear

He's mercy

He's vicious

He's gentle

He's cruel

He's...

not personal

April 22, 2016

National Poetry Writing Month 2016

Image of unknown origin, used without permission, with no credit taken, no profit made, and no offense intended. Update 4/24/16 from a friend: "The image is from a Warhammer 40k. It's a sickle wielded by Dark Eldar Mandrakes - beings that have spent so much time in shadow that it has become physically a part of them."

Secare, Latin: to cut, root of Sickle.