Black Cherry Stars

It was Prom Night

Before the end of some world

When malice stalked Alice

Killing her midnite paper doll shadow

Inkless victim to his paling headlight moon.

He unloaded Hell’s flaming acid tongue

Licked her cherry chariot stars

Wearing crimson blizzard scratches

And lovesick dimpled guilt

Under dented hood heavens cradling her cutaway heart.

The roadway home hibernated cryptic secrets

Though Alice spoke without words

Whispering her motored curse to asphalt ears

Between jaundice yellow dashes

His ebonite getaway heels all molasses and chrome.

Alice’s spectre

Became blurred bee swarm motorcade

Encircling his stalled vagrant shell

Her poisoned heart’s fuel

A fatal kiss returned.

Black cherry crush

Black cherry cars

Black cherry moon

Black cherry stars.