Truth Kills

What was life before we’d broken?
Hearts intact and hope preserved,
Pain held close and fears unspoken,
Did we get what we deserved?

Lights grew dim as summer ended,
Winter came before the fall.
Shattered all, not to be mended,
Truth was told and lost it all.

Love I Never Had

Stay with me for hours, love,
Stay with me for days,
There’s so much that I’ve been dreaming of
But haven’t found the ways
To express my heart in words or prose
Or even in my deeds,
And I fear that I already know
I’m not what your heart needs,
But I’ll keep my silence by your side,
A friend through good and bad,
And I’ll let go of the dreams that die
For love I never had.

Heart of Dread

Nightfall’s veil is the deepest blue
The shadows it casts, a clouded black
I rue the way I think of you
In these dark hours, and wish you back
I know it isn’t meant to be
Two hearts were broken
One still in {s h r e d s}
And yet upon this time of shadows
What’s left of mine is filled with dread

The Poetry of Life

Chance encounters,
Moonlit nights,
Endless talks by candlelight;
In your heart, a spark ignites,
That’s the poetry of life.