crave the moment
when she gave you her heart
but the memory has faded with time
and its brief flicker isn't enough to sustain the emotion
anymore that you are trying so hard to keep
your heart inside of
her deep grey eyes and
wet lips linger in your mind
and in your desires
like a forest fire
burning out of control
more than mere lust
its a desire of the soul
but time is the enemy
time is a thief

cope with the thirst for her
but it bleeds your strength
leaves you gasping for some release
from this lifetime of broken agony's
this prison of her memory

drive all night
wandering the roads while
your thoughts work the soft skin of
your memory of her last words to you
seems like so long ago
a lifetime and worlds away
from where you are now and everything in your world
it would be so easy to just reach out
but reality is unforgiving

forgive yourself
forgive her
not all roads lead to happiness
not all roads that have parted stay that way
the phrase i seek
the hope i want to give
is
you are an unfinished work of art
give the paint time to dry
give the photograph time to develop
give yourself a chance

she may never return
but you will always be a part of her
and she a part of you
a woman's heart is a precious gift
one not to be abused