cobalt night
on the bridge, over the water
her face reflected dimly
in the passing waves

a distant chorus
a far away melody
fills the cold air
and brings me closer

and I touch her sandpaper heart
as the leaves fall silently
into the water
away from the city


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dreams of crimson
creep in through forgotten doors
swarming
buzzing
undeniable

in the basement they shake
they fill my mind with oceans
of wailing ghosts on empty shores

drowned in stale images
fight it back
tear it out