Because
It’s nothing
But an innocent glance my friend
The sun scratching and raw
From a red-orange dawn’s impish itch
Flake cast coincidence
Hands out names and dates
Salt stained bleach kiss
Lemon scented drenched
Hope's period is probably late
Again it's ok
To pretend
So sleep
Please go ahead
Over cast ageless questions asked
How long will it last?
What seems like royal favor
When it's read is
A Joker laughing red
When he wants nothing more
Than to make you cry
Whisper the language
Of dishonest maidens
And then searing lies catch fire
Blazing burn blackened white
Iron cages
Inmates giggle on in rage
My friend, my friend the
Joke's been on us