dark-
dilated pupils
blank mouth, open
wordlessly screaming
her nameless prince
dead...
he will never be found.
the dark will be his cover
his asylum
his peace
everlasting rest
a mere three pence
to enter-
we'll keep out the
riffraff.
an azure rain forever
so crystal-perfect
love and life are one
a paradise cannot last
and she wakes in a cold sweat
and knows that he is
gone.