We'll make better mistakes tomorrow

'Missing Part 2', oil on plywood.

The Leopard.
Entertained by the fire jumper, we watched the burning embers.
You smiled, but not at me.
Strange creatures emerged from the night.
A different light gathered around them and in the sky.

You said you knew me.
But I don't know anyone.
Not sure where it's all going, or how to feel.
Tell me what you want me to say.
It's all just words you said.
and then nothing.
nothing.
Do something drastic and perhaps I'll meet you halfway?