Birds gather on the

branches waiting for someone 

to toss them some food 

Blood runs in the streets 

and they lift their skirt hems to

avoid getting soaked 

 The tide pulls with an

irresistible force towards 

the deep boundless sea 

Return to those half-

forgotten promises that

you made to yourself 

 Don't look back but towards

the horizon and watch a

new day dawn brightly 

Light fades quickly and

gives way to the darkness that

lingers so so long 

In the stone garden 

thick ice covers every 

surface — obstinant