Bloodred Walls and Scarlet Heartbeats

Summer

It looked like the shape was flying

grey skies spilled raindrops

and we laughed

whispering worry and birthday-cake-wishes to never be granted

a spitting image of us, illuminated by only the glow of the quickly rising sun

The sky, which should've been pink and orange

drenched in monochromatic light

dreamlike and bizarre

it crashed onto the damp earth, sinking down into the mud

and

we

stopped

Silence

Silence

Silence

Now, we worried

hands fell to our sides

eyes blinked

jaws dropped

pause

all? we asked

All