Golden hair,
blue eyes.
Smiling,
laughing.
Friendship
Innocence
and purity.
Unspoiled.
Trusting, trusting-
-no, Lord Henry, no-
But too late.
The painting is done.
And all is gone.
Down, down, down.
Slow at first.
Here, there.
Prince Charming
Juliet
Love.
Pride
Pain
Death.
-no, Lord Henry, no-
One little book.
Several copies.
Different colors.
The painting
Aging
Horribly
Down, down, down.
Murder.
Murder.
Parties and blood.
Repentance.
But that is not enough.
Canvas and paint
As it once was.
Souls and ages
Rings reveal
Dorian Gray is dead
Dead
Down
Down
Down…