sunset patch of gray

there's a break in the weather
and the clouds are parting
across the sky
the mourning is the same as yesterday
and i
need to feel something again
like i did once upon never
so much left unexplained
and unknown
as if i drowned
once upon a time
never before
i never was again

the faces are jumbled,
confused
and drooping in the morning air
mourning and despair
is a commonality
like breathing acid as it rains
and tomorrow is coming far too soon

running so fast that the wind disguises you
makes you into a puff of smoke
blown away by a hurricane

we're here for a blink
and i think
of other things
besides living

once upon never
and there were no clocks
to tick away
the shadows

there was a break in the weather
and the clouds parted
but nothing came into focus
it was just another morning of mourning
when the wind tried to devour us

i often wonder
of how many lies are told
in a given day
i often think of this when
i forget about living
and the sun
blurs the shadows

staring off into the sunset patch
of gray
as a stray
crosses my path
and i wonder if it's thinking
the same thing too
i wonder if it's wondering of you
if it could smile,
i bet it would
maybe give my shadow a wink
before the clouds
burn away
into nothing and never