I swallow the silence
coming out of a nightmare
rising from the depths
reaching your fingers from the darkwater
pulled to safety
introduction to air.
I am a dark crystal in sunlight
i don't shine when i should
only for the grotesque figures
on their gentle moonlit float.
No beauty
no solace
leaving only space to gasp in the badness
bleed it out new
crisp, farm fresh, warm daisies, jello from the mold, dresses that twirl in the wind - goodness
without the victims knowing
passing all from grip to grin
I eat the darkness
i drink the cold
i birth the light
and let it wander
into the mason jars of small smilers
giant eyes on little faces
pinkies up to the sky
teacups full of imagination
leave you sitting on the porch
years later
trying to relive it all-
And then for you
I swallow the silence.