Driftwood

There’s so much that has been unsaid-

Waiting to be set free,

Bound by tempers and tantrums,

Silenced by distances between you and me.

We look at each other longingly

Intentionally brushing skin to skin;

We try to revive the dying flames

Of a fire that burnt deep within.

We’re left with shreds of sanity,

We cling to the reminiscence of love;

We chase a dream that once was-

A dream lost in the push and shove.

We exit in cool contempt,

Gathering bullets on our way...

Tattered and torn we reach out,

As always, we were late today.

Words collapse to pauses,

Pauses melt into eternity,

And as we waited for a moment to speak-

One day, we became you and me.

Apologies for being away for so long...no big reason. Just uninspired, maybe too busy, maybe too lazy and maybe a little numb. Whatever it may be, there really is no justification.

In other news, I'm back in the City of Joy for good and enjoying the lovely onset of winter wonderfulness! No promises, but I will try to be as frequent in blogsville as I can. For all those who've still remembered this space and tried to check up on me...thank you so very much! I will catch up on all your posts soon!

Love...

When I Say Goodbye

You’ll be gone soon.

You’ll be dead

The day I start to live;

I’ll drift you away

Like a feather in space...

I bid you farewell.

Alive

Happy to be alive

Amongst mangled, skeletal remains,

In the afterthought of life…

Lost in ambiguity,

Life gushing through severed veins.

Happy to be alive,

Happily undone and undead -

Like a chapter unfinished,

Like a letter that was never read.

I bask in your toxic existence,

Reminiscent of ash and dust;

I flirt with the dark shadows,

And watch love evaporate to lust.

I chase swirls of blackened smoke

And follow you into the unlit road,

I see a monster in the mirror…

I am exactly what you showed.