u/miajohnson07

swings shift in the wind.
quiet clatter of chains
stops my slow strides.
robotic clomps on cold concrete.

city lights and static stars.
the color out of space
siphons me into blackness between,
I flow to level across the threshold.

lights of the vault dent my drift.
nausea yields; I’m guided by the ache.
door hinges groan, vines spilling out.
amber ripples circle my touch.

fleeting visions grasp at rot.
choked by gnarled limbs,
I relish a falling trickle of gold.
and sag into the bench.

realizing I’ve spent
more time with your memory
than I ever did
with you.

Swings sway in the wind.
The quiet clatter of chains
stops my slow strides.
Robotic steps on cold concrete.

From city lights and static stars,
the color out of space siphons
me into the blackness between.
Finding my level across the threshold.

The lights of the vault drag at my drift.
Nausea yields; I skipper by the ache.
Door hinges groan, vines spilling out.
Amber ripples circle my touch.

Fleeting visions grasp at the rot.
Choked by gnarled limbs,
I relish a falling trickle of gold.
And softly sag into the bench.

Realizing I’ve spent
more time with your memory
than I ever did
with you.