night swallows me like an overdose
I approach its drowsy edge
and stare into the abyss
of its eye

you dwell between worlds
melting the strings of my will into
handcuffed dreams
destination unknown

no sanity
but a heavy sense
of red moon
and gasping silences
blades of immortal teeth
teasing the flesh of the
innocent

only my shadow knows your real name
only you know my real shadow
and the fear of it
un-heal me I beg you
tear this wound apart
rub darkness into it
and weep

with a slash of wrists
day bleeds into us
once more we’re forced
to surface
for our first breath
of freshly earned
pain