Crawling Up

Up it grew, bit by bit and swirl by swirl
Creeping along the stucco like a snake
Bound to the stone as water to a whirl
"I can grow forever, can never break"

The tide of time flowed by and still it clung
Until one day the building was to fall
It heard the sparrow whisper as it sung
"What am I to do? Where I am to crawl?"

Despairing thoughts thus began their haunting
It thought and thought, "how can I escape doom?"
It was too high to jump and the thought was daunting
"The humans care not I'm here, let's assume"

The ivy decided to die with pride
And say it wasn't afraid, but - it lied

The Dawn of the End

The sky was clearing but the clouds still reigned
Just as his teeth still shone under his lips
He told a story, some laughter I feigned
Served to light his face just like an eclipse

Our footsteps echoed into the nothing
My thoughts were unsteady, fast and trembling
But he didn't care how I felt within
As long as I looked pretty, or resembling

Taking my hand I felt him press closer
Knowing of course that the moment was now
Did I want this too? I was not sure
To answer the question I knew not how

Before I could break away rain drops fell
He pulled my lips to his, it was just as well