This Moon-child Swings Back by C. Renee Kiser published on 2020-12-31T16:19:50Z I was sinking into You ~ Did I look pretty in your skin? Truth can't catch up with your mouth > as lies become your next of kin I was sinking so fast > Did I look pretty in my black veil? My smile was sudden, but it wouldn't last as dying becomes a > minor detail < Now I am sinking into the dirt Was I ever pretty on YOUR terms? YOUR face still looks SO clean < as I'm overwhelmed with worms... He buried me in broad daylight But the Moon still got word of the hit. Honey, THIS moon-child swings back . ©Casey Renee Kiser / RaVenGhost Press 2020 `rework of a poem from, Spit Me Out, ©RaVenGhost Press 2012 `artwork by ©Jasmyn Taylor Givens, used w/ permission. Genre Poetry Comment by Willem de Fouw (Wilson 1963 Nice voice 2021-01-12T19:10:00Z Comment by Dred Fouglas I swear, I’m like a kid in a candy store with every new release from you... Your wordplay is always so mesmerizing and inspiring. 2021-01-01T00:47:04Z