windows open in winter
lonely, hiemal caress
I feel my veins curl
wilt like pulled ribbon
they cramp under the muscle
cold stifling the crimson
the blood collects in my cheeks
pools there; potent, pressing
but he brandishes the pain –
I watch him thrash the world
off of the hems of his cuffs
offer a fist to his cries
I watch him dance around his ills
like they are open flame around his feet
bold, loudmouth
his thoughts bounce right from the brim
of his broken lips
with no caution; it is to the wind
only a fool could be so confident
Apr 16, 2018
Apr 16, 2018 at 6:30 PM UTC
windows open in winter
lonely, hiemal caress
I feel my veins curl
wilt like pulled ribbon
they cramp under the muscle
cold stifling the crimson
the blood collects in my cheeks
pools there; potent, pressing
but he brandishes the pain –
I watch him thrash the world
off of the hems of his cuffs
offer a fist to his cries
I watch him dance around his ills
like they are open flame around his feet
bold, loudmouth
his thoughts bounce right from the brim
of his broken lips
with no caution; it is to the wind
only a fool could be so confident
"we have set these tears flowing for all time, in you,
and they'll always have sufficient reason to fall."
