If We Were All Suddenly Somebody Else

And yes I said yes I will yes
Couldn’t fathom it broken and bashed with a twist Dashed into crags and left Shining with hate at the edge In the froth of the aftermath I am not sinking I rise from the bottom inside and without Swallow my doubt Soak in the brine of silent resolve My defiance is silence not a voice or a shout
There are few hands that have shaken through The dust of remembrance coughed into palms No sun on horizons the horses are slaughtered Tourniquets tightened on simple instinct Broken wings fluttering high over the brink Drama - her blade tempered in half-truths Slashes, splatters and poisons gashes Of the last link
Stay-stay yourself If we were all suddenly somebody else Save-save save yourself The sting in your eye begs you to blink it away
Dissolving in water and gray like gratitude Swirled into ash and lava internally Cadence hangs in the air like a memory In spite of the smoke and it’s smoldering canopy I see you emblazon the night with your spark But I smash your lantern—I’ll find my own way in the dark