I hate you I wish to tear you away from me This tumor that clings to my chest The thing that makes me ache That haunts my dreams And tears at my desires You have brought me only pain My untamed heart That beast that gnaws at my soul That pitifully whines Bringing my mind into unwanted pain Yet how can I blame you How can I chastise you when I listen intently to your pleads Why should I punish you for what my eyes feed upon How can I blame my eyes for falling upon her She who brings light to the eternal darkness of my soul She whose eyes bring me to subjection Whose smile leaves me in awe How can I blame you when my ears are met with her laughter How they submerge into her song How they quiver at her voice Why should I punish you for inclining my soul Tempting it with the one sense that has been forsaken by her How could I look over the thought of the brushing of lips The touching of hands The binding of the soul, mind, and body You wretched heart What am I to do with this constant companion How could I tear you away When she is the cause of my agony Or is it the lack of her which brings me sorrow Is it the need for her that leaves my heart in pain Yet she is not mine She was never mine She will never be mine My poor heart How can I make you see reason When all you do is show me the truth
INSPIRATION DERIVED FROM A FELLOW FRIEND AND POET WHOS DARKNESS EXCEEDS HIS OWN MIND.