Each point has been put forth
The facts of the case are all out in the open
The judgement to be passed is on a woman's character;
The jury might claim it was her double who killed Bluebeard afterall.
The slave girl;
Dark, violent, the sea, beautiful beast.
In China they consider beasts in bottles -
Submit (they say) to every kind of distortion or be locked up in footwear forever.
Such joy to watch the sea turn to pond or painting.
Quiet.
Still.
Dumb.
Dead.

At the edge of language I swim with you tonight as words dissolve in to prussian colours. I see you through latticed memories that are sweet in my mouth and bitter in my throat. Voices escape and make way for something more languid. Don't say a word, you might break the wave that is coming on. Can it all only be understood backwards? Shall we return through wires and electricity to where darkness lives to make that fall come true?