The Roof

[contessa_veeden]

The Roof



Tonight, I lie upon the roof

I take the stairs, one at a time

As each falls below, my chest settles into my open palms

And reaches out, then, as my steps end

For the latch which with a snap

The metal sighs along its hinges and I feel our stomach twisting out the door

We step, and do not glance behind but only feel

Strip off our tether and leave them in a careless pile
A pile of leather tethers by the door

Allow our naked toes to lead us as our thoughts unravel in the heavy dark

No frequency tempts us to lose our minds tonight
And our feet tingle as they float upon the air, our backs dirty from the roof below

Below is only space and time

We fail to see the stars because our eyes are brighter
Wider, than the spherical horizon which cups the backs of our minds
Letting our memories slide, side by side

To welcome forgotten questions through our permeable skin

We do not ask of ourselves, and you do not ask either

You stand quietly as we lie

As we whisper with our hands and let our toes dangle towards the world

You stand and look at your shoes

At the pile of ours

You reach through the muggy air on the dirty roof and tug at your shoestring

And slide off the edge
As we float away, granules of inexistence running slowly into time

And we sink deeper into the cement

The waves our minds have fashioned tug us farther from this shore
Till soon we have nothing but a past

Past the time our hands could whisper to each other, softly

We were bobbing, but tonight

Tonight I lie upon the roof

[dwells]

Lots to like here CV: "and we sink deeper into the cement" blew me away.
This seems to be a very stylized recollection with a tinge of remorse for something lost; something more than just the time. High marks for your imagery and cheers! - Dan

[Keith]

This has a very trippy feel to it, I like that heightened sense of things the toes stepping out onto the roof, I got a bit confused by the other person standing and watching but you have some really strong lines, too many to call out. very much enjoyed, Keith

[godsplat]

Some interesting imagery here, great work

[JASON]

stunning work!!
All the talk of feet and shoes implies being grounded (to me)
as opposed to the floating sensation that was experienced in the past...