Our Dark Descent

Simon Heathcote
Nov 6 · 1 min read
Photo by Jon Eric Marababol on Unsplash

In the deserts of the soul
We walk this dusty road
Called life on Earth, which
Takes us, at last, from head to heart

We are envoys of the gods
Who come here to partake of
This darkening descent
Slake a thirst before returning

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Thanks to Anna Rozwadowska

Simon Heathcote

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Psychotherapist writing on the human journey for some; irreverently for others; and poetry for myself; former newspaper editor. Heathcosim@aol.com

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