Shiv – Viv Eliot

I looked up and you were gone, I began to rise.
In circles of peculiar shades and light you remain
All at ease with dagger dazzling eyes.

Suppose a shout will do, but these are your lies
Dancing in and aloof. Red and Blue drains.
I looked up and you were gone, I began to rise.

On my behalf a thunderbird cries,
You excuse and cough and claim
All at ease with dagger dazzling eyes.

Through closed eyes and magnificent smiles, imprints dry
Bare feet on stone scraping paths aflame.
I looked up and you were gone, I began to rise.

There are shards and splinters and your black tie
Through a slight open with no complaints
All at ease with dagger dazzling eyes.

Tedium in unspoken works, I no longer believe in sighs.
Sickened pale by foul mornings and dream stains.
I looked up and you were gone, I began to rise
All at ease with dagger dazzling eyes.

VIV ELIOT

Viv Eliot is a graduate of Texas State University where she earned her M.A. in Literature. Currently, she spends her time teaching for Central Texas College. Eliot’s previous publications can be found in The Ponoma Valley Review, and The Mayo Review. On her free time, she enjoys watching copious amounts of movies, reading too many books, and drinking boba tea