i collect
the
dark thoughts
like
raven
feathers

as
they
are born
within
my
mind

i nearly
have
the
whole
set

when i do

i
will
scatter them
about
my feet
like
a
secondary shadow.

then i shall alight upon my new shadow, high above the depths of this hell, and gaze down in hopes i see your smile, lighting the day as brightly as any errant star, and illuminating my every scar