Dustnight Prompt: Pendulum, Disney, Kiwi, "Can you explain why you are on the bloody roof?"

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Music: Rooftop by Dave Matthews Band, Up on the Roof by The Drifters, Rooftops and Invitations by Dashboard Confessional, Over the Rooftops by Many Moons Ago

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Dawn breaks

Pendulum swings from night to day

Can you explain why I feel alone?

Questions swirl as the sun rises

Dawn breaks

Pendulum swings from dreams to duty

Can you explain why the bed is cold?

Questions swirl as the sun rises

Bodies shiver

Light breaks over her tears

Can you explain my fear?

Questions pound as the tears flow

Bodies shiver

Light breaks over his fears

Can you explain my terror?

Questions pounds as the terror flows

Hands flutter

Cold seeps into her bones

Can you make this go away?

Questions asked to no one

Hands flutter

Cold wraps around his bones

Can you bring her back?

Questions answered by no one

Feet stumble

Damp tiles draw her attention

Can we make this work?

Questions float around her

Feet stumble

Damp tiles fill his path

Can I make her see?

Questions float around him

Arms wrap

Warm blankets of fear hold her tight

Can you make me warm?

Questions drop from her heart

Arms wrap

Warm blanket with Disney characters

Can I keep you warm?

Questions drop from his heart

Bodies still

Cold chills move down her spine

Can you tell me how you found me?

Questions bounce off the sky

Bodies still

Cold chills run down his spine

Can you explain why you are on the bloody roof?

Questions bounce of the ground

Hands quiver

Slow movements bring his body closer

Can you forgive me?

Questions whisper hurt between them

Hands quiver

Slow movements bring her face closer

Can you live without me?

Questions whisper forgiveness between them

Feet shuffle

Fragile steps move them together

Can you dance with me?
Questions twirl like leaves in the wind

Feet shuffle

Fragile steps dance around the roof

Can you trust me?

Questions twirl like kiwi in the dark

Arms hold

Dark hair tangles in her hands

Can you hold me a while?

Questions float to the roof

Arms hold

Ginger locks fall in his face

Can you rest with me a while?

Questions float from his heart

Dusk settles

Dark eyes look into steady ones

Can you promise forever?

Questions ask in the fading sun

Dusk settles

Blue eyes look into teary ones

Can you stay forever?

Questions answered in the fading sun