Piece by Bloody Piece
The candle wanes
Published in
Sep 8, 2023
My condolences cast aside
no solace for you or I
in a time where we might find
no use for reason or rhyme
for in the game we play
not unlike charades
It’s futile for me to say
I’d rather have you stay
The light has rather waned
Life force is running low
I hate to see it go
that thieving undertow
The puzzle rent to show
piece by bloody piece
that when your gaze does meet
you cease to draw the beat
yet, in the end, we plead
Give way and then concede
grasp not for your contempt
and behold the firmament
© Adam Ray Cronk 2023
