Ragnarök

B&B poem #8

They cut down the world tree to make room for 
a shopping mall. "The best deals this side of Jötunheimr"
the billboard proudly reads; and these days the all-father
spends his time feeding birds in the parking lot.

"I, for one, am all for progress, but," he opines, "back in
my day they'd've gladly ripped your lungs from your backside 
for half of what these kids take for granted." He sighs then 
walks into the Ikea and orders a pound of meatballs. 

He grabs one between his finger and thumb and raises it
to his eye. Seeming to see everything and nothing at the
same time.  The history of man plays out before him in
greed and bloodshed. The ravens sit on his shoulders,
staring at the meatball and feigning starvation as the
sun darkens and the snow begins to fall.

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Odin yggdrasil, ink on paper, Kim Diaz Holm¹

1. I normally select older artwork and don’t add much context, but since Holm is a living artist I thought I’d point everyone towards his website. He’s an anarchist who does interesting drawings and is an adamant proponent the creative commons. He posts a lot of videos about his process online and he just has a pretty cool vibe! Definitely check him out!