Amoretto

The Reeds (2024)

graphite sketch (self portrait)

I will go

unto my depths

full moonshine brings throe

I swore I was older than you

seems I was misread too

catharsis comes to me in sleep

sunrise brings fatigue

to end this endless dance,

cross the sky just to see my fate,

reflected in your face

my beauty brought up by yours

without I am no worse the wear,

regardless still I chase you tonight

I will find you regardless the cost

it was then,

in your pale warmth I averted my sight

not now I do find your presence on my lawn

until then do I find dirt

mud and worms, skin pulled tight

until then I will keep digging,

watch over my friends,

while I dance unending,

search the sky

seasons change,

so did we.

I see in you what you saw in me

deep fear of the fearless day

after wolves' endless night