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glimmers
hazy and red
glared off the tall concrete
onto an indigo backdrop
a gust
raw and gelid
evanesced through the room
into an idle hallway
neighbouring chatter
vanished
a bland cream shade
there it stood
still
the curtain was drawn
wide-eyed
a senescent gaze
toward the blue yonder
now empyrean
open-mouthed
a fixed expression
after the final gasp
now spent
undisturbed
a static trunk
after the closing beat
now deaf
motionless
you lay
unruffled
ashen and gray
inanimate
waxy and cool
i touched your lids
closed
thin and plain
i veiled your frame
from collar to toe
i glanced at my wrist
needles marching forward
shielded by glass
i recorded this moment
as it passed