In the clearings Beyond the gallows long drop Where only vultures may pass A crow’s extended wings At a time when all is silent

Is Is this the end I awake with this thought A final day Stones stacked straight

Adjust time on your clock To the buzz between your ears Fitting the wait On your chest Agonize the illusion of innocence

We share something few ever find An understanding Not needing Not spoken Felt

Not such Cynical perplexity Pain frail ruptured cells Timid throb Things not such

Have a nice night You say With a nimble frown Living down for the moment Down to my last irrefutable taste…

The air draws cool Wisping wind Fragile leaves fall Trees bare A thought of you this too shall pa…

Innocents a non existent memory A child with no smile Shattering eyes pierce A distraction from the pain Consequence lay deep within

A not so sudden quake in my heart Resonating through my core Bursts of shattering pragmatic tho… Distant from need Sleep is as if an enemy of control

Wake to find you’re still alone Standing naked by the phone In a room full of strangers Walk with your back to laughter’s Cruel intent

No need to speak I see your eyes… A lifetime of love lost Poignant words Will not expel these exasperated e… So don’t speak another week

I’ll show you I’m not what you see Your interpretation My sorrow Weighs heavy

A mourning hush Followed by an afternoon rush Into the dark unknown noise Nearly escapable Twilight seeps the curtain

Forgo the misery Misread My words of choice Shall not need this voice any long… Without the chords found right in…

Slowly Eyes wide open Shut Repetitive ease Somehow I know tides crashing foa…