Eyes glistened
On the boulevard
Among the crumpled
Bags and graffiti as the
Neon lights flashed
In the streets and
Alleyways

Images of
Decaying
Civilisations
Swirled tangled
In wisps of
Smoke like
A snake,
As their eyes
Blinked from
The darkened
Windows of
The city
Skyline.

They danced
In a ring around
The rusted metal
Barrel, the orange
Flames glowing,
Leaping, licking
Casting shadows
Against the brick
Wall lead by the
Shaman in
A trance.

Hypnotic,
Mesmeric,
Narcotic,
Soothing,
Magical.

Their seething
Passions were
Like a cauldron;
Igneous rock and
Steel melting.

They broke
The bread and
Drank the wine
As they shared
A communion
Of poverty,
Shedding their
Inhibitions like
A dried dead
Lizard skin.

Cleansed
And pure,
Shining beacons,
He can still feel
The tingling
Of her touch;
Like drops of
Black and red
Ink spreading
In the water of
A psychedelic
Lamp,

Under
The flashing
Lightning, he
Protected her
Sacred dancing
Space as the rain
Soaked and baptised
Their souls on the
Red rock, on the
Edge in a poetic
Reverie until the
End of time;
Free spirits
Sharing a
Communion
Of poverty
Filled with
The baubles
Of their love.

The years
Fell and died
Gloriously like
Golden crumpled
Leaves, and
Their eyes still
Glistened;
Their whirring
Shadows danced
On lead by the
Shaman.

In a circle
Protecting
Her sacred
Dancing space
Until the edge
Of time.

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With a digital drawing from Nikos Laios

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