Only Yesterday

let’s start with the darkness
moving south like broken glass
into fire
& mulberries
& wine
emerging as golden narratives

check boxes
smash clocks
unfurl instructions of maps & runes

don’t believe the darkness spreads
moving west with shingle speed
dragon eggs cracked open wide
& i’m crying
in the middle of the night

say it’s so
smash clocks
remembering days of maps & runes

it was so very long ago
& only yesterday