Unto Dawn

Arrow shafts mark our path

Grey feathers, opulent skies brooding

This night's sighing with spring

An idyllic serenity to lose sleep for

"Now this, do you regret it?"

Lingers like love with resonance

I sift the fletching between fingers

And towards him reply, "No."

A word which drinks the stillness

Blood marks our memories, scars

Our bodies in tattoos ineffable

"From all this, I cannot cower,"

Clenching soil for comfort

Holding back more than whispers

His shadow doubles low, hand offered

"Then once more, brother,"

Unsheathed, blades gritting dawn

Fade in the night's translucence

Save for those bright streaks

Slipping past as we grip hands

Forward again, regretting none