Velvet Night Whispers

Ooh. Ooh. Night falls around me like a velvet

quilt. Stars blink like secrets they've never spilled. Breath so shallow

the air feels still. A moment lingers, but it's hard to fill.

Drip, drop, thoughts fall slow. In the moonlight's glow.

I know. Drip, drop, hearts that go low.

Where does it go? Where does it go? Streetlights hum like

a lonely tune. A clock ticks louder beneath the moon. Shadows dance where

the dreams were strewn. Time's a stranger leaving too soon. The sky whispers,