Penned
Some poems write themselves, others must be wrestled:
Jacob and the angel on the beach by the crooked riverside.
The fight might end with a blessing at dawn,
but there’ll be blood beside the footprints in the sand,
and something new will surely be broken.
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you are a very talented writer… i love this.
Oh, that first line!
A beautiful poem!
The brevity but depth of the metaphorical allusion that you utilize in this poem is wonderful, and I love the line “but there’ll be blood beside the footprints in the sand.”
There are great images within your words and two great lines to complete the work.
All of it!