© Steve Gray 2026
The ruminations of corrupt money and filthy minds are eclipsed by a singular, breathless desire.
In the small spaces where bruised egos once stuck to the walls, the art they produced has come and gone, hearts nailed and shredded in the same week.
Julian and Elise recall their once lively existence and resist its allure, something about their now miserable existence holds them in place.
Julian is tall, gangly, a gnarled silhouette against brutal notions,
while Elise’s letters and notes unravel the bitterness that sought to entangle their innocent looks.
Death’s bell rings loud, yet the struggle isn’t so strong when violent thoughts are forced to breathe through the broken.
The pair delve deeper than the rattled cage of hatred,
past the restricted air of claustrophobic nights and torn bitterness.
Through chance meetings, the worn edges of the soul begin to shimmer,
a vibrant defiance where the winded spirit is no longer stuck, but soaring.
