Brutes Shine Knives

Brutes shine knives in hallways sleeping out of corners of heart-beats racing the fear of 
death is a shadow with pale eyes darkness is silence who are you to judge whistling in 
dimly lit alleyways stray cats smash trash-cans your breath leaps into the morning when 
all is too quiet wooden doors pause gleaming numbers brass tarnished faith hangs by a
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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