The Vigilante Of Clockwork

Piano Keys

"One, two, three, smile."

That picture's still hung by the window

A wish she had made before the roses hit the ground.

There's this old song that used to play

A bittersweet melody, timeless in it's sound.

I remember the soft tick of her nails

As they ran past the keys

She'd hum quietly, but never a word

As the days passed and the song reigned free.

Watching from the steps

One note to the next

I'd watch as she'd place her drawings on the walls

Portraits and puzzles, lyrics and music in duet.

She used to ask me

"Why spend your days watching the lost?"

I never knew what to say

But now I'd tell her you learn a lot.

Before those roses fell

Before the sounds of the sirens

That simple melody played into the hours

You saw her smirk, and you knew, never a word but she hated the silence.

-Victoria xX