Clenched gatherings of black leathery wings br agitating against my breast br snittering and brushing close br As night stretches itself br against my squeezed eyelids br held inviolate against the br admisson of wakefulness br Lest it unravel me, give form br to the strobing thoughts illumunating br the bones of my mind. br Garish in their nakedness br and vulnerability br Made flesh br Dawn seeps into being bringing respite br and red eyes.