Beautiful colors Vibrant light Dark shadows Pain in the night Long lines Smooth as glass Shards await A looming crash Lights beckon Future promise Sudden pain Bleeding bliss Secret words Sight unseen Another's intent You must glean Time slows Breaking it's gait Simmer alone Enduring your fate Beautiful spell Shivering joy Maturity lost Happy boy Words burst Forcing their way out Focused attention There is no doubt Emotional courage Consumed with fear Faith in you But you're not here Passion builds Only to peak Inevitable pauses Not for the weak Feelings ebb Self-preservation Love never dies Winter's hibernation Reality lives In this different world In our dark minds We are hurled In a new way Love is defined Held back Our actions confined Their face You cannot see Their words All they can be