sensation of sepulchral chasm inside my chest
threatening to devour me from inside out
knowledge is power, they say
but this I don't want to know
too late! the genie is out of the bottle
never to return
knowing can't be unknown
I turn to dust inside
I'm done

Images swirling changing hues
memories fresh, me and you
kisses, looks, touches breathless
deeper meaning, crossing thresholds
mental snapshots changing focus
always brings me back to us
life stands still all around
while we tumble in a kaleidoscope

wispy tendrils of your memory

circulate around my soul

capricious emotions dominate


Who have I become?

rapacious need to see your face

insatiable need to hear your voice


attempts at being  

who I was before

fail miserably


I cannot escape you

In love with two hearts
such a cliche
should I go?  should I stay?
it wasn't supposed to be this way

love that's steadfast, know it's mine
love that's stood the test of time
love that's passionate, burning true
love that's fresh and wild and new

no easy answers, no right or wrong
melancholy timeless song
life thrown into disarray
it wasn't supposed to be this way