Onto a crumpled, weathered parchment he bleeds out his love for her
And she, in turn finds words, that wax poetic
Flowery words. pretty words
Words that rhyme, quarter tones of time
Flowers, hearts, peer-laden smiles lined up-- all, in a pretty little line
There is a spattered blood, on tattered parchment, still
and, still.. no less mine
I'm holding out my only candle though it's so little light to find my way Now this story's been laid beneath my candle and it's shorter every hour as it reaches for the day Yes, I feel just like a candle in a way
I hope I'll get there, but I'll never pray ~J. Browne