Decaying Flesh
A poem from The Blue Hour
My shadow builds
an altar with my
broken bones
and drags my decaying
flesh across the field.
She points to the stones
and wood, entreating me
to rekindle the flame
I snuffed out, but I no
longer seek the reunification
of my pieces, for the vision
I held has passed.
Decaying Flesh © 2025 Rena Aliston. All rights reserved.
Decaying Flesh is a poem from my forthcoming book, The Blue Hour: The Hourglass Collection Book 4, which will be released on February 23, 2026.