Parallax error beheads you Framing of a history lost Caravans of infants Fortified against the frost Systems under boulders Compacting penumbra now Salons unprotected Disappear beneath a brow Absence round the edges Crackles in an orange sky Shutters on the safety Standing by for your reply Appalachian figure Gazing down upon you, proud Future life projecting Something that you never vowed And if I loved you Doesn't mean I'll see you in the crowd