The soft caress Of her whispered pain Unwinding slowly Rocking back Pulling forward Quivering courage Climbing up From some deep well of sorrow Her voice Inspiring love Freedom The ability to clutch tight Heartache And fight

Things left behind The closet half full A chipped ashtray A few out of country coins They sit silently Welcoming the slow snow Of dust And time How I sit and weep Fumbling with the struggle To remove or move on To keep and or to let go Nothing ever remains changed Not in this [...]

I see you silently Mocking me Eternally stretched to tearing Pulling hard from the light Trying desperately To find the dark I feel you touching me Teasing me Taunting me towards the safety I want to follow Give in to the madness Let sanity vanish And step into the abyss With you My love My [...]