Cobblestones feed my black surface
Stalker boots press frozen mortar
Moss and lichen claim their purchase
I swallow steps in dark water
Winter's mirror cold and deep
Secrets that the cobblestones keep
Stalker walks and I reflect
Light that bends without respect
Frost flowers bloom on iron grating
He pauses where the light is thinning
Roots of rumex penetrate
I hold the sky in my beginning
Winter's mirror cold and deep
Secrets that the cobblestones keep
Stalker walks and I reflect
Light that bends without respect
His breath writes script on my skin
Condensation blooms within
No footprints left on my face
Only ripples time can't erase
Winter's mirror cold and deep
Secrets that the cobblestones keep
Stalker walks and I reflect
Light that bends without respect
Lunar quartz lights the alley spine
I drink the stars like ancient wine
He turns the collar of his coat
I memorize each step he wrote
No roots to anchor no soil to bind
Just physics light and winter mind
The stalker fades to gray silhouette
I am the pool that won't forget
Dawn fractures on the eastern wall
Cobblestones drink the water's call
He's gone but pressure lingers deep
Winter's mirror wakes from sleep
Winter's mirror cold and deep
Secrets that the cobblestones keep
Stalker walks and I reflect
Light that bends without respect
Winter's mirror cold and deep
I hold the light the stones can't keep
Dark water holds the alley light
Cold stone drinks the winter night
