Faces

A thousand different faces

A sea of glances

Crossing sidewalks

Of concrete, 

Of slate. 

A thousand conversations

Smiles in the dark.

Frown lines flashing

Between cracks 

Of street light.

I met you in the heat 

Of the maelstrom.

When the heart

Clashes silently 

Against the chest.

When titans fell among

The rubble of 

This dying world. 

This castle of sand

And limestone. 

I fell amongst you. 

And in your grasp

A thousand sliding petals. 

Roses gone away

To rot. 

Your kiss was surrender

And in its grasp

I was swallowed. 

Completely. 

Willingly.