Open eyes perceive the world
Long-clenched fists
unfurled
And reaching outward
Ribbons twirled
A
shadow spiral dance
Waking, living, breathing
Blood inside me seething
Twisted, warped, and changing size
A
pulsing darkness heart
Eyes that click like watches
Rolling round in time
Seeing all the
spinning colours
In and out of
pattern,
rhyme
Varying complexity
In layers, whipped cream and laughter
The cake of our thoughts
Chocolate ever after
Devil's dinner which he eats
Consuming,
entombing
Us within his hands
Caged darkness
Neatly dated, bottled, filed
That was when you
smiled
Took my hand