Dripping winds from the valance  
from the mind's dark Gotham  
beneath the housewarming chair  
in twilight's intoxicating embrace  
wandering lullabies ascending stairs  
leaving footprint threads in silence  
listening to the sleeper's quiet cries  
candles, spiders, and lurking eyes  
share time's looming nighttime gloom  
memories run amuck in deep pools  
dancing to hollow echos of regret  
from the mind's dark Gotham