Too tired to care about
The when, why, and where,
I sit back —
Reduce myself
To be a mere spectator,
Waiting for the end.

Even in brightest daylight,
The long night of the soul
Endures.

You can hide
From all evil
But that born
Out of the hate
Inside.

Adrenaline shock —
Watching an inevitable end
Drawn out in slow-motion,
Knowing you'll be gone
Before the pain.

Torn black nails
Dug deep into
Shredded skin,
Squeezing the
Precious fragile soul —
Lusting to feel it shatter.

One small incision —
All it takes
To bleed away
Your life.

Remember —
What could have been,
Never was.

Memorable
Like loathed lessons,
Learned solely
To pass a test —
Temporal necessities,
Not to be recalled again.

Do not let its beauty
Soothe you —
Love is treacherous.

You don't scare me —
It's just your fear
Barking.

Like the Autumn Sun,
Tired of smiling —
I no longer
Have the strength.

Breath caught
Between a sigh
And a whisper.
"Kiss me again."

Beware those
Claiming otherwise —
There is always something
Left to lose,
And you'll never know
Once it is gone.

When it dawns,
She transforms.
Shoulders slump,
White knuckles ease,
And serenity becomes her.
A smile betrays
She knows —
No longer
Does she need
To give a fuck.

As we age,
Appreciation shifts
From life's color
To its shading.

Lines in the sand —
The small distance between
A desolation,
Never to be crossed again.

You may see the world
My words describe,
But never the way I
Perceived it —
I set the scene,
Shared the moment,
But you can never have
My feelings.

Letting go does not absolve.
Tomorrow comes —
Even if we fail to meet it.

Darkness, fast approaching.
Silver skies —
Blue to black,
With golden lining.
Gentle reminders;
We've survived to witness
Yet another cycle
End.

Quests for vengeance
Often hold no bounty.