wraith

toxic dreams spilled out of
your mouth and
whitewashed the night-
they rose and curled into
thin phantoms.

you watched their silhouettes
dance behind clouds-
the mask you'd fashioned with
their shadows faded to
reveal your ashen face.

the ghosts pivoted on
perilous heels and
we watched them collide
with menacing foes
but they waltzed into
transparent oblivion.

your spirit rode pernicious breaths of
the expiring dancers you'd freed;
i watched as your features blurred
with the night.

soft electric spirals enraptured you
and roaring currents recounted
your ruin.

your future shorted out
in your swelling desperation.