Ascent

With loving kiss and long embrace,

With weary smiles upon face,

The time has come and had been too long

But alas we are greeted with our own song.

A song of patience grown tired of waiting,

The feeling of longing in need of satiating.

Alas we ascend

Through seems in time that break apart,

Through thoughts and dreams we would pretend

Would end

Like this.

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I used to imagine how it would be

If all was left in place—

Unmoved,

Unchanged.

And I used to imagine where we would be

Had tears not run along your face.

Dreams, shattered.

Mangled,

As a heart, broken, was left dangled

Underneath the tree we once shared.

Underneath the fears we once dared

To challenge.

Now,

Even the tree has fallen,

And we’ve all but managed to find

A way out of this eternity

Of melancholy

As love is driven away.

Lost Words

I fear I’ve lost my words,

I find no will to speak;

Within my mind I toss and turn

But find not what I seek:

Some words to express my love,

Some words to show my pain;

They have all gone away—

Or else sound all the same.

I’ll find the words I’m longing for—

Perhaps,

Another day.

Good Night, I Love You

It may not seem like much,

But it helps me sleep

When you say the words you sometimes say;

I say “sometimes”, because you either fall asleep way too quickly,

Or you miss me too much and saying it only makes it—

The feeling—

Worse.

It makes my heart race with anticipation

Only to slow to a crawl

When you say:

“Good night,

I love you”,

Then go away

To sleep.

All Will Burn

Let us burn our sanctuary with you inside,

We’ll leave but ashes

As memories reside.

Remain within these walls that I once built

To hold all our love

Devoid of guilt;

I’ll sound the bell to give you the sign

To light the fire

In this furnace of mine.

All will burn

And turn to dust.

All will burn,

Then clouds of dust will emerge

From this scorched memory.

I’m on the verge

To set you free.