Skin on Shadows

I shake the cloak from my shoulders

Sheets pulled wide

Cold air bites

I crash onto silk

No mask, no cover

Just me and night

Curtains drift across the skyline

I lie beneath the night’s breath

Darkness presses close

No armor, nothing to hide

Muscle and shadow — claim the glow

Room is still

Alone, alert

Breath slow, taut

Shadows curl where I let go

Curtains shift

Silhouettes coil

I feel it near

It whispers my name

Above the metropolis

I lie beneath the night’s breath

Dark winds trace my skin

No cover, nothing to hide

Flesh and steel — still and strong

Clock ticks low

City sleeps beyond

Every scar, every line

Pulse and stillness collide

Remnants of dark left behind

World fades out

I stay awake

No witness near

Just me

Unshackled, bare

I lie beneath the night’s breath

Dark presses on stripped-down skin

No armor, no will to run

Fangs and nails — I stand alone

I lie beneath the night’s breath

Dark leans in

Spine and heat — 'til dawn bends