Caught in the thin light,
A small shame, a dead crime
In the hour; one hour
Before dawn

Blindness to eyes,
Dreams paralysed
In the hour; one hour
Before dawn

I found yesterday
Lying still across the frozen bed
The weight of her devours my heart
Her death is killing me again

Now I wake to a jury of corners
My head held, heavy as stone
As shadow accusers enacting my sorrows
Dance tall in her cruellest hour
The hour before dawn