A trail of pelts and broken bones
And friendships with the drowning
Swallows diving in a pool of sorrow
Imperfect to the eyes of god
And through these walls turned sinew and skin all cracked like dawn
Under the weight of their expectations
Naked and open
Milk turns to earth in my breast
and my shoulder blades
are tectonic plates
swimming away
from my spine
unbraced
A choir of angels: featherless, vengeful
descending like a wake
descending
In circles
Other lyrics by Maud The Moth:
A temple by the river
My body is a temple by the river, a crypt of flesh turned to stone. A gate wide open, a safeguard to the heavens. Trodden, sheltering heart. A granary: all husk, all …
Burial of the patriarchs
Ringless left and burdened right. One steers the oar. One stokes the fire. Word and flame incarnate. A heavy crown. A mouth to feed. A dog to guard the house. Shame spins …
Canto de enramada
Fuera de si, se adentró en el cuerpo de las dos. Sarmiento envenenado Y la acequia ahoga la vid Peste negra en la raíz. Simiente que se ha echado a perder.
Despeñaperros
A trail of pelts and broken bones And friendships with the drowning Swallows diving in a pool of sorrow Imperfect to the eyes of god And through these walls turned sinew …
Exuviae
The sky splits like spoilt milk while all rests asleep an eye always open uprooted antiques But inside me there’s a crack where the light can never reach Inside me …