lights flickered
her face
a checkerboard
dark, light, dark
blue eyes
seemed darker
words spilled from
treacherous red lips
stories untold
secrets hidden
in the night
bright, beautiful omens
took sharp turns to
black lit alleyways
her fault
thunder shook
measly bones
unsteady rafters
rattled, soil
shaking in
invisible boots
lies crackled
like lightning
cursing her name
trust was a little word
her power stemmed
from a little word
lights stomped
black went the house
and her face
was only dark