From the cold waters

Crawling out of toxic waste

And into the fire

Behind these dark eyes

Where the deepest thoughts reside

This is where we hide

On the horizon 

Orion lying in wait

For his winter prey

Yellowing birch leaves

Scattered through the tangled twigs

Autumnal garlands 

From the pitch darkness 

Broken voices calling out 

Irredeemable

The gleaming bronze sky

Searching for any way out

Of this metal box

See through my thin skin

Red rivers run round and round 

A tight nervous web 

Now as the year falls

Soaking up the last sun drops

Clinging to bare limbs 

As ice crystals grow 

Between tiny little cracks

They tear them apart 

After compromise 

Underneath your dark disguise 

Hidden in my lies 

Smokey eyes sting red

Tired tears tear us apart

As sparks fly upwards 

Spreading up the trees 

Setting everything alight

Autumn burns like fire

The heart of the storm

We give each other shelter 

Under broken wings

From the old stone walls 

To the wide flat horizon 

Through Ulysses’ eyes 

Indifferent waters

Envelope my tired limbs

Sink slowly under

Lights on black water 

Dizzy in the confusion 

Crossed wires sparks fly 

On a rocky cragg

Withstanding the roaring sea

The lighthouse hermit

The blue horizon

The never ending journey 

Invisible gaps

A solar eclipe

Strangers passing in the dark

So close yet so far

Grey mist surrounds me

Carried by ocean currents

Still waters run deep

The last butterflies

Shiver in the painted skies

As the summer dies

Misty apple dew

Glistening on orchard lawns

A morning treasure 

Shimmering sand dunes 

A never ending river

Turning to mountains 

Two lonely voices 

Pulling against each other

And speaking to me