i feel pain within my veins
as my eyes reach yours,
as time stops and you stare
at the skin once touched
by you, the lips once kissed
by only you, the hair once
held so tightly by tears,
voices in the darkness,
screams during the day,
the cold of the night in me
burning me dry, my tongue
now stiff in my mouth, longing
for yours

cole 2/16/14