decay

Charcoal heart
burnt & crumbling
hollow ashy flesh
organ tissue
turned to grey dust
organic to organic
life turned dead
full of night inside
compost for lips
trash & rubble
spewing, spewing
poison
green fog hovering
following
eating life
toxins laughing
as they kill
destroy
all from what once was pure
pink
alive
strong
now corrupt
diseased
decomposed
not quite dead enough to rest
spreading pestilence instead

Dad's Lessons

Notes wafting
depositing joy
like a breeze
from a bakery
cool smooth ivory
making magic
seemingly of their own accord
muscle memory
leading youthful hands
cold metal on bare feet
urging the echo
prolonging the pleasure
enriching the experience
protected
safe
below the surface
only judged by the one who loves most
no fear
free to play
free to create
safe & free