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The Wild Courage of Despair
WHEN VULTURES OF HOPE
close in on my field of vision
in a man-made desert
parched by the gods
of money tech and power
inner wisdom beckons
the afore-bidden Fruit
of Knowledge to pick
out forlorn esperance
as an obsolete mirage
to forsake futile
hope and expectation
and dowse a hidden well
WHEN SNAKES OF DESPAIR
slither around my heels
sink me to my knees
tempt me to drink the divine
will to live my life
every drop of clarity
quenches the thirst
of my soul to summon
the wild courage of despair*
close in on my field of vision
in a man-made desert
parched by the gods
of money tech and power
inner wisdom beckons
the afore-bidden Fruit
of Knowledge to pick
out forlorn esperance
as an obsolete mirage
to forsake futile
hope and expectation
and dowse a hidden well
WHEN SNAKES OF DESPAIR
slither around my heels
sink me to my knees
tempt me to drink the divine
will to live my life
every drop of clarity
quenches the thirst
of my soul to summon
the wild courage of despair*
Published 4th Dec 2024
Author's Note
* “the wild courage of despair” is a line borrowed from Edgar Allen Poe.
First published December 4th, 2024 on my substack: https://veronikabondsymbiopaedia.substack.com/p/the-desert-of-despair
First published December 4th, 2024 on my substack: https://veronikabondsymbiopaedia.substack.com/p/the-desert-of-despair
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