words by dominic riccitello

i wrote a thousand words
of you in night
light glimmering 
upon your shoulders
frogs sing in our torture 
the mist rotates our feet
running in false directions
with you without me
darkness consumes the everglades
shadows in the darkest of places
scattered voices scream the names
of loved ones we lost in error
i say your name
to speak the truth
but violence sways in our way
hypocrisy in the darkest of days
i rhymed in motion
leaving you hopeless
an unrequited love
was the hardest
but the night we danced in
turned men to frogs
witches in lost gardens
brewing you
casting lies
dividing time
forgetting why
i told you i never loved you