look at the flowers
in the sky
marvel at its beauty
one last time

smell the roses
next to you
remember their soft caress
as you make your way through

touch your beloved
one by one
feel their skin
before you’re gone

lastly
hear the world
and say goodbye
death is imminent, my love

you stayed your while

so, if you have a broken soul like I do
and you see someone
who still has hope
who only needs a few pieces to heal
to be a semblance of something whole
tell me, my friend,
wouldn’t you give your shards to them, too?

we didn’t say goodbye
as we parted
“see you later”
it was
and we laughed

I lose myself
in this and that
my eyes not seeing
that or this
I laugh and dance
and fall to my knees
this and that
is all I feel
I should know
that that and this
could never last
as I fail to flee
this and that
that or this
what does it matter
this is it

time slips through my fingers
the magic of the world
it fades and fades and fades
and I wonder every single day
what will become of me
when my soul plunges
into the black sea

you can smell it
the war
it crawls up your spine
and your heart
it beats
or bursts
as the fire surrounds you
and as you clutch her hand
look into her eyes
you can see it
the war
and you hold on
as she nods
will you die with me?
on the spot

will you miss me?
forget me?
or continue to love me?
because darling
you know
I’ll be gone come morning

and as he stood before me
I asked him for his name
“Faith,”
he said
smiling
and I laughed
“Faith,”
I said
as he saw my empty eyes
“I have lost a long time ago.”