stood on the end of the wind blown pier the last day of the year a sweet tooth honey trap keeps me looking back under our feet where we would lie before the tide rose we blew the embers and watched the starlings dance I knew you were right there’s only so much darkness in a night
took your remnants to the ledge the railhead cinder grey words rose off the page I watched them float away under our feet where we would lie before the spring tide we blew the embers and watched the starlings dance swirling sparks circle this advice when you’re in the depth of winter’s chest there’s only so much darkness in a night