never coming down. the fall could last a lifetime. things were cut and dry. you'd lift me up for life. i played my part. a bond lost in the sand of passing time, a howl in the night. a stone's throw. water under a bridge for a wading passerby and drowning the town fool. gallows for us, red paving the road. hanging up to dry. i don't recall my crime.
but i remember the rope. i remember the white hot heat.
thieves speaking in code, secret between tongue and teeth.