We twist and turn down
a sheet of white
back roads

run-down small towns and
familiar farmland
take us away

serene snowfall and
the fire blazing
my heart is home

you are my
wild flower

you are the whimsical echo
of raindrops
through the leaves

you are my lightning bug
glowing
against the
black wall of trees

you are the honey
to my tea
the salt
to my sea

you are my bumblebee
soaring through the
summer breeze.

I can't explain to you how I feel,
When projected, how can it be real?

All the jumbled nonsense in my brain,
Completely certain I've gone insane.

Here we are, the thread is burned,
And yet, each night, I do yearn.

For all the things I long for,
It seems there should be something more.

Glass half empty and glass half full,
Everyday I feel the pull,
And so I ask, where did you go?
Please oh please, just let me know,
I never thought I'd see you leave,
But as it happened, we all grieved.

An Autumn leaf fallen to the dirt,
Now to become one with the earth,
Like the stars shining in the night,
In my heart, you twinkle bright,
A glass vase, I was shattered,
In an instant, you were all that mattered.

As I carry on, you'll stay with me,
I hope you know what you meant to me,
My childhood you helped to define,
Now everything is out of line,
A million tears shed for you,
Oh, I will never forget you.

The darkness is blinding,
the memories are flashing
before your eyes.
The silence is deafening,
the disturbing images
are polluting your mind.
"I know how you feel"
No you don't,
you couldn't possibly.
Give me not your sympathy,
your artificial kindness.
I can't take your *******,
your empty words mean nothing.

You kiss your bottle
like the sweetest lover
you've ever had,
pouring out your secrets
in the middle of
the night,
whispering tender words
to this bottle
that has replaced
the significant people
in your life,
the only thing that
provides comfort anymore
is the bottle at your lips.

Look into my eyes,
and see the shadows.
The ghosts cry,
The sun sets.
Dazed with the memories,
Of broken promises,
Final goodbyes,
Final chapters,
To conclude the end.
Where did it all begin?