The Blood & The Bones

I dreamt of you in vibrant shades of blood red violence

in purple mountain majesties and in grey’s chaotic silence

you held up your hands to me

and said I’m not armed

and then I watched as they melted into metallic rivers of gunpowder dripping into the the sand

undoing your power

undoing the man

your tear stained face

regretful of transgressions

lust, loss and lessons

their death on your breath

you hit your knees

and said I am a monster

you’ll never love me

and all I wanted

all I needed

was to love you

anyway

LL