Animals contoured out of trace
our grace is like angels holding
to the back of a rattlesnake

I want it to feel like a post rock song,
like Mono, Pure as Snow
—Raw life force energy—
Pulling the very life from the listener
To fill her up with this one thing:

“This is a story • this is a lesson • this is a promise • you have and always will have this beauty living inside you.”

Delicate, but well planned notes,
Tuning those tightly wound heart strings and release
Inciting a part of her she could
never quite leave behind.

Swim into that sky of
Dreams
You half hearted wonderer
Laid with the devil and sang
with these angels
Far too long
Too far gone
Gave you hope on shattered glass
Bent your head back and set you on fire
Escape this hold
God grants the sweetest
Your flower petals all flung out, Amaryllis
Reap your beauty breaths and
I’ll catch them in our galaxy
Can’t you feel these lights on your back?
This promise I gave you?
My love, my child, I’m here for you
Two toned butterfly
Make it back to me