Nexus
Paige Lannon
Nexus,
Between you, me,
And my former self,
Cremated in an inferno.
Severed is the
Prophetic slipknot
That caressed my
Trembling throat.
The chiropteran wings,
Clipped by those
Who came before,
Reemerge from my spine.
Slicker than the swill
That once poisoned
The totality of
Our grim pedigree.
Mangling the rodents
That skulk in bygone years
With the succor of my keen,
Newly grown talons.
No longer am I
Governed by the
Choices of those
Residing in the ground.