i forgot
to lock the door
to my heart
once before
you left me
on the floor
drowning in
my gore
evermore
i took flight
i climbed ashore
clambered for air
survived the war
the bruises
they’d ignore
i found a salve
i couldn’t pay for
evermore
i watched justice weep
heard silence roar
in chains i’ll kneel
nevermore
nevermore
Daphne Shadows 