hazy shade of summer

humidity
the air is thick again
the breath on my skin
the same temperature as the air around us
the hazy shades of summer
bellow around us
we are surrounded by the dream
beauty drips from our skin
sweet droplets of our soul

you persuade me

to thank you in kind

send me your worst
the smile or the hearse
the flowers, the tear drops
whichever comes first

but seek and you'll find
a dagger enshrined
you persuade me to thank you in kind

with heart on the line
make haste the time
the knife or the poison
whichever the crime

but with grand design
and life on a dime,
you persuade me to thank you in kind







the persuaders by roisin murphy and bullitts

fiery

flames in her eyes
heat transmitted
combustion
consume the air
breath the flame
rise from their ashes
scarlet ribbons
swirl through smoke