Stop.

The world is not my ally and its slowly spinning

to pieces a stop frame explosion

in which i am the pause between the shots

and nothing more

so hold your breath while these flames

curl up and around you

the way my fingers used to

anchor in your hair

and look for me

every other heartbeat

i'll be there wrapping around you

i'll be your shield your shred of truth

and this place will take nothing

but our skin and our names

to settle like dust on these grey stones

and what care we for that

the world is not my ally in this war

but i will win it yet

because there is you and i

and the stars on our side

so hold on to me in this frame by frame destruction

we'll slip through the pauses

and be free