Night rises at dayfall,

like an animal, wild with red eyes

and danger hot on its slow breath.

Pain rises at tearfall,

like a monster, insane with tearing claws

and howling with miserable rawness on ragged breathing.

You rise as I fall,

like an assassin, quiet, deadly, more lethal than poison

and you never cried, your heart never skipped a beat

and I miss you. Your toxic alcohol incriminating

on my breath.