do you remember?
before the veil? beyond the pale?
do you remember?
after the fall? when you took it all?
i remember
how she swept the night. rigged the fight.
i remember
when you stole my blood. left a letter in the mud.
i can’t tell you
for the chain on my heart. my pain is your art.
i’ll learn
from every new stroke. i’ll fix what you broke.
i’ll make one that’s new
one that sees me, not you.
by Daphne Shadows
Daphne Shadows 