Mirror of "love in circadian rhythm" by Samantha Adams*

I wish I could have stayed asleep
The dream, filled with smiles, could have lived
And it'd be simple

But the truth silently snapped into the world like a twig
And laughter dimmed to silence
Except for the tears, brand new and salted with fear, shed each night
At the emotions chained up and left to die
A heart left out in the snow as your head turns and arms cross
Anything to forget the sin at the window
The lights from inside flicker in my eyes
And all I want is to be let in
And thaw my frostbitten love, the pain like pins and needles
Reminders of the dream that broke at a twigsnap

As soft as a window closing

Can these crimes live forever?