spilt blood in the dark--

astro cold.

red wrung ebon.

stone talisman crushed underfoot--

dreamcatchers up in flames.

as barreling tons let fall the

house of nevermore--

that never was.

upon a witch whose toes curl.

where no core shakes upon

impact...and jade serpents

slither out of broken spells.

shedding skins that their

master handler taught them

not to look back at.