wherefore art thou romeo

YOUTHFUL

there is no skin stitched without stone
- defend the sins 'till the day we die

tainting our skin in charcoal, raw mouths swallowing stars. irreparable - our lethal deeds are done and still doing, smashing through structured constellations with our mellifluous songs.

the dalliance of bones and gold
- may the denouement never come

petals woven by the long lost lovers form chains, if you were furtive enough to dare and slice our webbed wrists out would sprout a lagniappe of crimson scented orchids.

lips drip elixir, acutely nought aware of a fugacious youth
- never will we use it wisely

the lilt of the sugar on our tongues is hypnotising, distraction builds upon distraction, shaping unhealthy walls we are too naive to take down.

such as youth.