But darling,

you eternalize
everything

good in this
world.

*Sandoval

I left beauty marks
on his soul.

I shattered him,
to light.

And in return, he gave me
memories and darkness
to fight..


*Sandoval

Do not dim

your lights, then
ask me why

I love the dark
so much..

*Sandoval

I do not care if you have
gone.

You took my heart with
you.

And what one does not
have,

can no longer break in
half.


*Sandoval

Be happy with her.

Leave me alone to die,
with your broken song still inside of me.

Though its melody is now old,
and out of tune.

It still remains my favorite
sound.

*Sandoval

You compared us,

to Paul Newman
and
Joanne Woodward.

But baby, you ran.
He stayed.

Tell me again,
how we're still the same..

*Sandoval

In the
distant stars.

The light
of your eyes,

fought
on..

*Sandoval

I listen to the sound
of the waves.

Looking for a clue,
an echo of your silence.

And I patiently
wait for you.

Like Amphitrite
waited for Poseidon.

*Sandoval

He was a blank book.

With my ink of sonnets,

I gave him a story,
syllables full of stars.

I made him
readable, interesting, intriguing.

But, the last thing that ever crossed my mind,

was that sitting there,
on that shelf, I also made him

reachable.


*Sandoval

I tore down every bridge,
and every wall to let you in.

I dried lakes, rivers, oceans,
to save you from drowning.

I found myself,
draining in weakness to strengthen you.

You became powerful, you became immortal,
you became my god.

Now I clench onto this sadness of mine.
The loneliness you left behind.

Its the only thing that reminds me,
our story was once alive.

Its my safe place.
When you're gone,

and I need a muse to help
bleed all this pain out.

Like tonight,
when writing about the moon,
can no longer help me survive.


*Sandoval