End Roll

A boy, 
Stained red and
Bruised blue, 
Dreams a 
Happy Dream
Where he has a happy life, 
Reliving how
Blood got on his
Hands.
Monkeys,
A birthday cake,
Faith,
Dragons,
Jealousy,
Alcohol,
And a lack of a
Mother’s love.

The credits never stop rolling.
The credits never stop rolling..
The credits never stop rolling…

Alexandra Dark is an undergraduate of the University of New Mexico who has worked on the staff of Blue Mesa Review. Her work was published in Outrageous Fortune and will be published in The Academy of the Heart and Mind. Her favorite color is purple, and she loves oddities.