The Dark Down

Just because I liked to look at the downside did not mean I was in favor of its uprise,

somewhere,
not far from here,
they made black roses for events like these,

in hopes that you and your hungry stomach,
and your wandering lips would join the Dark Parade,

it was easier to fall in line,
than to stand out in the crowd,

and for a long time,
I wanted people to stare at me,
to find mystery in this,

and now,

now I want them to believe in something more,

to believe that morbidity was understandable,
if nothing else