Aftermath

Body knows soul
does not accept—
the worst happened
it is over—
 ||nearly|| it is nearly over|
body experiences 
          s i l v e rdawnssong 
                         blackbirdsong      
                            silvers,
                slivers of
 its song
are a
       silversong—
I feel it along
       my arms
soul trembles
it is over,
                nearly—
flowers were—their
lights
       light
the path
       body knows—

© Chris Murray 2023

First published The Honest Ulsterman, June 2023. Aftermath is companion to Violence, from  fragments 1&2 first published Belfield Literary Review, issue 2, spring 2022, Eds. Paul Perry and Niamh Campbell. Both poems are from my forthcoming book.