Jonathan Kieran

All is silent, all abandoned. Whispers fade to empty ends

Loyal bonds are sundered swiftly, lighting over sky descends

Empty friendships drift as leaves of Autumn on the river’s will

Sneaking, stubborn, caught-yet-floating under clouds all grey and still.

Fleeting are the bonds of friendship, starving from the absent heart

Dissolved at dawn as dew on spider castles must perforce depart

Not a thing is guaranteed within this earthly coil

No parent, friend, no confidence is proof from Evil’s spoil.

Oh so many precious gifts are tossed aside and shattered;

Boredom overtakes the hungry sifters of what mattered.

Bouncing values, weighing options, fiddling here and there

Taking, TAKING, for convenience, choosing gems to spare

“Plan your orbit all about me! Entertain for pleasure.

I shall draw upon your spirit, feeding at my leisure.

Then, when all but husk remains, I shall scuttle hither

My life, of course, was built to make all spirit wane and wither.”

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[ THE WEDNESDAY BOX, a dark fable for all ages by Jonathan Kieran is slated for international release February 2026]

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