Risograph print
6.5" x 8.75" inches
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Under sallow moonlight
A shadow moves like a moth's wing
Glints like a tooth
"Where did you run off to?"
Behind velvet curtains
The knife beckons with a comforting smile
As beautiful and terrifying as crashing waves
Slicing midnight into thin slivers
Coaxing crystals out of your eye
that fall into your hands
like berries, small and bright
"You're too afraid," the shadow whispers
Behind those curtains
Silence eats the air in gaping bites
And nothing happens
Again