the surreal feeling
of forgetting
and knowing
that you will never
see someone again.

the hand. slippery
the copper. in your mouth
the black smoke. choking you
the stained dark blade. through her

the mourning robes that he wears
in the sunlight
and the way that he calls for you—

the surreal feeling
of falling
and knowing
that you will never
get back up again.