Promise

My Promise
My Covenant
My Golden Ark

An oath
to the heavens
between
a woman
and her God

A pledge
between souls
And their
Ultimate
Sacrifice

A mother's
prayer
and a father's
strength
unwavering

My Promise
My Covenant
My Golden Ark

post psych duty

Voices ringing in my ears
pounding Frued and Bleuler
into my brain.
Condescending supervision.
Mentors poised like generals.
Colleages smiling
like they know something
and you don't.
Twenty-four hours
in these ancient walls
where Robo-Rat and her spawns
await
sinsiter
in the shadows...
Where the most benign things
could have such
subversive beauty...
and your day ends with
the rising of the sun.