Falling from my mind into my soul

My voice hidden behind the curtain

Skeletons in my closet and closed inside caskets

                        

Raindrops on windowpanes

Flower blooms on the cold corpse

Tears on my black cat

Sobs muffled by shirt sleeves



My life falling

Starboard from the ocean to the abyss

Making do with the sadness that hangs

Breathing the stale air that chokes us



Remember the time we lied?

An apple dropping onto a lemon

Halloween being the best and worst day ever

Blacks, blues, and yellows too, showing up on soft skin



Clowns frowning on children

Monsters clawing from under beds

Dead leaves rustle in the autumn wind