Another silhouette against the morning light
Another shadow in the corner of your eye
Slipping out of view
Spots in your vision, old ghosts to remind you
Find your place in the shade
Dawn casting rays upon your scarred and troubled face
The new day has come
Casting silhouettes in shape of days dead and gone
I rise from forgotten places, somewhere in the dark
Body wasted, broken
Expression cold and stark
Bad omens mark my coming
Neither bird, nor beast, nor fellow man can hide their fearing of me
I’m all teeth and quiet malice
To run is a great fallacy
I thirst for the challenge
Just as I thirst for blood
No sudden movements, or life will come undone
I had forgotten what it’s like to hold someone’s hand
Time to start forgetting again
Like sand through my fingers
All slips away
I’m left to linger in negative space
Just for a taste, I commit to the fall
No less when braced, the pain never stops
Only dulls
That hurts just as well
Impact
Tearing the heart from the valves
Memories are vicious things
Poison barbed and bitter
Whether good or bad, for the worse more oft than better
Letters written in the past
Outlets for emotions and a way to make them last
Some passing, some strengthening like wine
Growing more complex
Having great effect on mind
My cellar full of poems
A cool, dark place for me where I can be alone
I rise in repetition
The drudgery of a day
I wish the night was static
Forever stuck in place
To taste eternal darkness
That would bring me peace
Or a case of blindness, to hide the world at least
East, I stare contemptuously
Go away, dread Sun
Set a final time
Your life has gone on long…
Long enough
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