was part man part sky
the sky had fallen
chunks as large as
cars and red and black
pain ate at the voice, the
chords that made sound
all fell flat and silent
the fall was stopped by ground
startled eyes open
to look around
and dark-
ness swal-
lowed me like the ocean
does to the drowned
your hands held me and rolled me over
to see if breath was still in me,
and with it said your name
and the chill that
overcame me
was from the
cold side
of the
pillow
eyes opened on my, half empty bed
Mar 16, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 at 1:10 AM UTC
was part man part sky
the sky had fallen
chunks as large as
cars and red and black
pain ate at the voice, the
chords that made sound
all fell flat and silent
the fall was stopped by ground
startled eyes open
to look around
and dark-
ness swal-
lowed me like the ocean
does to the drowned
your hands held me and rolled me over
to see if breath was still in me,
and with it said your name
and the chill that
overcame me
was from the
cold side
of the
pillow
eyes opened on my, half empty bed
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