Darkness clung to the backs of my thighs,

I wrapped my knees around the dampness of nighttime

until the black seeped into the crevices of my skin and unfurled itself upon my body,

rather unexpectedly.

The lights sped passed me in rainbows

that tangled in my thoughts

until nothing in my mind was constant or cohesive.

Her hand was submerged in the lap of someone next to her

—her lips pressed against the neck of what she thought was love.

I was her only witness.

But

I closed my eyes.