RuminationTodd WootenJul 16, 20231 min readRated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yetimprisoned riderscratched faceslapped by densepine-needled branchesbullet beneathdirect descentallergic to thesweltering mountainpleas to be buckedsilenced by roaring hoofsindignant snortsgrinding teethstirrups clutch his feetreins wrap his wristsbursting into a clearingvillage compassed by a streetglimpses of a cuckoldtruck in towevicted from his homesoil spread on a mint condition coffinthe funeral concludesa child cryingpressed against a shedby an imposing fathercircuit completeimages imprinted on hollow eyes, registeringthe approaching tree lineascent commencesbegging begins in thishell of unbridled memory
imprisoned riderscratched faceslapped by densepine-needled branchesbullet beneathdirect descentallergic to thesweltering mountainpleas to be buckedsilenced by roaring hoofsindignant snortsgrinding teethstirrups clutch his feetreins wrap his wristsbursting into a clearingvillage compassed by a streetglimpses of a cuckoldtruck in towevicted from his homesoil spread on a mint condition coffinthe funeral concludesa child cryingpressed against a shedby an imposing fathercircuit completeimages imprinted on hollow eyes, registeringthe approaching tree lineascent commencesbegging begins in thishell of unbridled memory
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