the world folds in
swallowin what’s left of me
bones gone heavy
will quietly unravelin
balanced on the fallboard
piano open mouthed
keys bared like teeth
a throat full of ash
string wire bites my throat
breath caught on the edge of escape
toes skim a high key
just to hear the note linger
it spills from the key to the floor
a low pulse of sound
beautiful enough to make the dark wait
so alive it almost forgives me
let it have me
don’t even flinch
the chord keeps ringin
low and endless
spillin past the walls
out into nothin
music at my feet
fadin
fadin
til it’s the only thing
still breathin
