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You followed me up the stairs,
collecting pieces of broken glass.
I told you not to bother, that
I liked the way they sparkled crimson.

In my bed we fell together,
souls out of a Shakespearean tragedy.
Destined to be intertwined, as much
as we were to be burned at the stake.

Who is entitled to think they are special?
In the beginning we start with nothing,
and in the end we face down the same.

So at cross roads we stand with our backs
to the past. A space between us unable
to be bridged by words. And without
warning you press your fist into my palm.

I told you not to bother.
But you picked up the glass one by one.
And with it gave me a blood stained glass heart,
as fragile as our will to live.

You said, I love you.
I said, I know.
I said, I love you.
You said, Not enough.

Sometimes I think about that place.
Our footprints in the dust.
Both trailing off in separate ways,
with only broken glass to mourn our loss.
 Jan 2013 Peyton Smith
Marigold
You
 Jan 2013 Peyton Smith
Marigold
You
I still repeat words you said to me over in my head.
And now I only speak in tongues,
For few understand the ramblings of a loveless madman.

I was running,
You were chasing,
You ran out of breath,
I never realised you'd given up.

We are hopeless lovers
Distraught in worlds of unimaginable alone-ness
And I only want you.
I only want you.
And you are not here.
For all your imperfections.
Because they are what make you, you.
For the way your laugh sounds, though you may hate it, I think it's cute.
For the way you never fail to make me smile. 
Let me hold you close and whisper sweet nothings into your ear.
So I can show you the magic behind my eyes, my imagination, my inspiration. 
So I can make you smile that beautiful smile, that's as unique as you are and as beautiful too.
So I can smell that endearing smell, fresh laundry which I so adore.
To squeeze you, just hard enough to let you know I care. 
And when I release you, wishing to hold you once again and never let go.
But knowing not to, for like all beautiful things, you are fragile. 
Wishing I could just make all that sadness go away, and knowing despite how hard I try I won't be able to, but still trying. 
Closing the door to you in my mind, I sit. To rest for a moment.
I think, if only, if only. 
And I want to scream out:
For ****'s sake, just let me love you.
You walk forward in life without knowing you walking backwards. You strive for the best you get nothing. You put one foot out the door the others tied to the table. You try to walk away but your feet are glued to the ground. You wonder is this the path I should take? Is this what I should walk towards? Is this meant for me. You ask people. But the person you should ask is yourself.
Drape my conscience
In threads of spirits
And let reality's smog
Occlude our dumb wits

Soulless eyes reflect
Deranged, dusty lights
Bottles close at hand
Flung far into the night

Sobriety quickly fades
Unveiling bitter truths
Of enamored facades
And follies of the youth

The stark sky spins rapid
Emotions spilled on blackened walls
All sense of reason departs
And wild fantasies come alive

Wavelengths intertwine
Smiles rife with desires
Eyes slowly close half-way
And all hindrance expires

Bodies tenderly woven
Lips on insanity's lip
Mindless and uncaring
Hands in lustful grip

After the tryst is done
Our memory shall depart
We cling on to bitter *****
And the embers of the heart

When the smoke clears
And garish reason descends
Guilt follows; paths diverge
No memory of us remains.
I haven't had a drink in quite some time.
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