Columba

Skies dragging over

A sudden spectacle

And as you land beside me

Your blinking eyes look full

Spreading out your feathers

Grey as slate and stone

Singing through your bones and

Stretching your ligaments cold

My own fabric comes clean from my wings

As the sorrow grows roots within me

I-

I-

Just one tug of the strings

Just one renegade glance

You could peel me apart

Watch your strength in me collapse

(Collapse, collapse)

You can see no more, smile is empty

Trying to force words through gaps in my teeth

I-

I-

As the plan gloss in my veins

And the colour drains from my face

I won't falter standing in place

I will always be

I-

I-

I-

I-