Something under the skin as a controller of light

presuming them to be too cold to look at for domestic comfort
crude as the exposed works

in a coat of air
on a single breath
their wings have become minutes of rest

the cardinal rule of total darkness
with special precautions
after a silver ion is snatched away to make the iron frames available for headlines
fold is rich in small blood restless color

violet made by mixing red and furnishings
a message in print can die