Gravel crunches under tires
Twilight paints my wings in rust
Camera clicks from passing cars
Shutter speed catches dust
Pale wings rust behind the drive
Slow decay keeps me alive
Headlights sweep then fade away
Night develops gray on gray
Bus exhaust tastes like rain
Film canister warms my legs
Runaway girl frames the scene
Focus pulls through rusted screen
Pale wings rust behind the drive
Slow decay keeps me alive
Headlights sweep then fade away
Night develops gray on gray
Wings fold slow as shutter lag
Aperture stops down to night
ISO climbs in fading light
Grain blooms where the dark bits sit
Pale wings rust behind the drive
Slow decay keeps me alive
Headlights sweep then fade away
Night develops gray on gray
Flash fires once then dies again
Contact sheets show smudged dust
Moth wings pinned on wet concrete
Light holds what the dark mussed
No viewfinder catches this
No darkroom develops time
Just slow oxidation kiss
Turning silver into rhyme
Gravel driveway holds my form
Twilight deepens into blue
Camera bag slung low and worn
Shutter clicks capture you
Pale wings rust behind the drive
Slow decay keeps me alive
Headlights sweep then fade away
Night develops gray on gray
Pale wings rust behind the drive
Slow decay keeps me alive
Shutter clicks one final time
Film rewinds in silence