Draw down the stars

coming back to the city
that I never quite leave
picture you by the ocean
picture me coughing into my sleeve
like a snake eating snake you confuse me
who’s killer? who’s captive? who’s free?
in a city that kills by constriction,
throw your streets around me
and squeeze
draw down the stars
draw down the stars
what's in your heart?
your heart
this fluorescent night will divide us
and dissolve to a flickering screen
and we all know each other’s secrets
things seen and not seen
and draw down the stars
draw down the stars
what’s in your heart?
in your heart?