Slithering across skin,

splashing through veins;

the tears wept with sorrow.

Presence pervaded every note,

every melody, every harmony.

Though maddening thoughts

could flourish erratically,

it still summarized

the beauty underneath.

Kept locked away,

souls echoed,

begging for unite.

No care for tomorrow,

no care of inevitable flight.

The struggle of each today,

faded like sunset’s poison.

The quiet comforts of knowing,

eclipsed desires in lonely nights.