Smiled that kind of icy blue smile Of a noonday reckoning Tied together two tell-tale pictures I've sketched in sand castles plots and plans Similar starting points Both for sin and shooting blanks But it's always the unseen sharp pang The awkward rhythm of the dance Like a tick-tock clock in that heart of hearts, repeating: "There is no happy here, there is no happy here" "There is no happy here, there is no happy here" Devil may care Touches Trickled down Spine, thigh, and breast may never truly illuminate Spine, thigh, and breast may never truly illuminate Spine, thigh, and breast may never truly illuminate Illuminate the finer art of heartwork I was turning over with the sheets And facing the arched back Thinking of how my eyes, half-opened Caught her arm moving from side to side But never to me It's all connected, by blank words To tell empty promises of clumsy miscommunication So we say what we will To see what we may To find a biblical knowing In this last few hours In this last few hours In this last few hours In this last few hours It's too sad, it's too tragic I spent myself choking on emotions Leading up to said misfortune