Beyond The Back Door

Beyond The Back Door


There is a weighted effort
to keep the soles

of my feet
attached to the floor
of this house that is
the distance between
hell
A place that must be
believed
in a mind
that tries to tell lies
to the film of filth
that covers my flesh
and hides in the distance
of back doors and swings
Within the placid silence
of night
I fear they are waiting
for me

Angela Minard 2008