this part was never expected and now
it is probably doing more harm than good

everything froze and numbed
these tears fall gratuitously, now purposeless

it has coalesced into another dereliction
another squandered night

today fell unpropitious, more than normal
the demons run wild

tearing, clutching, taunting
merciless, they won't let go

the attempts to push them away
gummed with futility

everything blazes orange, unsettled
burning down and away