once upon a time

there was candy and dan. things were very hot that year. all the wax was melting in the trees. he would climb balconies, climb everywhere, do anything for her. thousands of birds, the tiniest birds, adorned her hair. everything was gold. one night the bed caught fire. he was handsome and a very good criminal. it was the afternoon of extravagant delight. she went missing. the days last rays of sunshine cruise like sharks. you came into my life really fast and i liked it. we squelched in the mud of our joy. then there was a gap in things and the whole earth tilted. this is the business. this is what we’re after. the monster everywhere i looked. with you comes the hatch of death and perhaps i’ll simply never sleep again. and sometimes i hate you. i didn’t mean that. mother of the blueness, angel of the storm; remember me in my opaqueness. you pointed at the sky, that one called sirius or dog star, but on here on earth. fly away sun. my bare blue knees at dawn. these ruffled sheets and you are gone and i am going too. i broke your head on the back of the bed. hearts pound like a voodoo drum.