blood spoke to head

and blood said

she wore feathers, blue feathers

and a smile to never forget 

and that is all I remember 

mist falls, pulses rise

breath catches, voices sigh

head spoke to blood 

and head said 

mystery, always mystery

artifice shading reality

if the essence is hidden below the unreal

how can we know

how can we know

there was silence

and blood said 

feathers

blue feathers 

and that is all I remember