|| m a n o k c h i c k e n ||

and because i am afraid
you slipped away

from my loveless arms
that knows no warmth

and because i am afraid
you got lost in my darkness

that gives no repose
but endless wanderings.

what i can i make of this
whispers to the wind;

about that time i was yours
and you were mine.

and because i am afraid
you gently unfurled your sails.

sailing wordlessly
across the silent ocean;

that same deep yet unforgiving ocean
that once scalded my skin.

and because i was afraid
i know nothing now

but to love you in the distance
as the sun slowly embraces the horizon.

epilogue: i shall stand here until the sand collapse under my feet,
until i finally learn how to fly.