22 Years Till Midnight

peek-a-boo of butterscotch, blushing rivers of innocence, dawn, and daybreak and ignorance, a blink, a breath a sigh. tick. golden drops and turquoise whirls, emerald blankets, marshmallow swirls, gum drops and moonbeams and lolipop curls, crayola lipstick and jellybean pride. tock. periwinkle shadows, luminary flirtations, noble, epic, heroic, melancholy silence, drowning wick, parafin overdose - letting go is easier done than said. tick. frigid incense atop violet steed, screaming jaded memories, city of two tales, die short of a win, fires burn while flames die. tock. early dusk, everlasting days, mascara tears stain, fade away, secluded in circles of emptiness, despair envious of deceit. tick. onyx oozing, burning crimson, sleep comes only to those who dream, nightmares provide relief, ebon streams, powdered, wilted, decayed. tock. icy warmth floods the soul, empty hourglass, concrete angel, stoic silence, peace at last. memories once black and white, fade to shades of grey, crumble, disintegrate, on wings of the storm, slowly slip away. tick...