"intermediary sentinels
forgotten souls prowl and stutter.
dust veiled echoes
time forged tapestry
her ashen veneer torn, bar a helix suture.
from within, a still, penetrating stare
sorrow lurking like a lost augury.
ruined, not dead, she whispers
a slow, staggered refrain.
the silent chatter
deafening."
Guy Dickinson, Peripheral, 2017