Scarlet Rays

Scarlet bonds linger in the skyline

Hands swing, twenty four times One motion, our motion together Amber grows bright in day' s brightest light Crisp chills thrill our bones Still yearning to be on my own Cold air doesn't spark a fear But losing love... A fear forms from loves first flare Under the hallucinogens seen through shadows in the night Fog collects, filling alleys Hiding the way The abyss of possibilities that could play

Held restrictions,

from our own depictions of more than any hope to know Gears grinding,

wheels turning Spinning faster and faster Derailed understanding and empathy

Our own shoes tied too tight Tattered soles scrape on the sidewalk

Scarring the ground, ripping holes Flush riddled glances

Programed monkey dances Innocence melts fast, as a clock ticks

Growing numb minds that ride the quick fix They tape; form to fit a pretty void

Trying to avoid the creative side 'They're' fear of my mind

'They're' fear in your mind They build the blockade

That we lay behind

As we sit, watching shadows grow

As the days go, all we do is look out the window

Scarlett rays break into dust

Particles dance, mixing colors finding the cracks

Slipping into broken spots

Leaking out to explore so much more

So much more, than what we see or say

So much more, than just Scarlet rays