Manes

MANES

-plural noun (sometimes capital)

(in Roman legend)

1. the spirits of the dead, often revered as minor deities

2. (functioning as singular) the shade of a dead person

A light to guide

Manes through the cracks

Back to life

For just one night

Grasp

GRASP

-verb

1. to grip (something) firmly with or as if with the hands

2. when intr, often followed by “at” . to struggle, snatch, or grope (for)

3. (trans.) to understand, especially with effort

-noun

4. the act of grasping

5. a grip or clasp, as of a hand

6. the capacity to accomplish

7. total rule or possession

8. understanding; comprehension

Freedom far from anyone’s grasp

Fluttering in the breeze

Graphite

GRAPHITE

-noun

a soft black substance that is a form of carbon. It is used in pencils and electrical equipment.

Prisoner of conscience

In a graphite world

Burnt charcoal press-ganged

Into dubious truths

 

Unassailable

UNASSAILABLE

-adj.

not able to be attacked

undeniable or irrefutable

Once thought unassailable

Nowadays an obvious ruin

Nothing can ever resists