The voices echo, crying
repeating themselves... over and over again
to no one, nowhere
They leave the sharp cliffs - the blades of doom
diving into the wild... the wild wind
the daring birds of prey
Tails and wings hail the air, sliding the shoreline of golden
where sands are eternally kissed by the sea foam
they shine - stars waiting until dark
Multicolour beads fly for the evening to decorate heaven
as they did during the day the harsh and hard land
the birds of prey, echo still, returning to the sharp cliffs
They perch the branches of old pine trees
crusted by the salty breeze and a perpetual haze
they swing and sing too, a melancholi
Crash Cola was slumped in the back of the trans am, sleeping. It had
been a long watch, and she'd fallen into a doze on the shoulder of her boyfriend,
Fun Ghoul. Ghoul, while he nestled her close, was relaxing in the back
seats of the car, while Poison and Kobra were up front on duty.
Suddenly though, he wasn't smiling, because Crashy wasn't just napping
anymore, she was wriggling around desperately in his arms, trying to get free,
and shouting "No, Cuddles, no, you mustn't. Stop it." Ghoul, both concerned,
and confused over who Cuddles was, tried to wake her up
i.
i met you in fall
while i was too busy
with the changing leaves
and the changing tides
to notice the shocking
blue of your eyes
when i did
the sun was as high
as we were and the
sky azure as they
ii.
the next season i
needed your warmth
it wilted with the trees
a gap between us filled
with silence and cold
i fell
in sync with the
world like dying
iii.
last year we couldn't
touch without breaking
my own rules and i
dreamt every night of
reaching out and
closing that gap again
and i missed you
more than the sun
or it's warmth
iv.
this year i've been
too long untouched
too much unknown
to die with the season
or mourn your warmt