Red ink Like blood Leaks Onto ****** white paper Soulless, empty Wordless The sanctity of the heart Lies hollow Shallow echoes Pained Rain falls Clouds Dark, and dank Lightning flickers Like tree roots Reaches out Across the darkening sky Rivers run deep Then dry And i wonder As i wander Across the plains Of the surreal Remembering That i still feel The emotions Of my beating heart But feel as lost As a butterfly Who has lost its wings As i remain stranded And vulnerable