Chadow-of-the-Void

Lonely sheets litter an oversized bed - Memories on an aching heart. The bed, as the heart, is cold in emptiness, long ago grew hard from inattention. Dressed in the morning only to be torn apart at the setting of the sun. Hateful thoughts and dreams tangle bed clothes about her Some nights more potently than others. Night's darkness stretches on and the crowing cock fails to banish the last midnight hues. Some mornings the sheets prove impossible to untangle. She lies in the knotting mess for days, weeks, waiting for morning. The heart can not be filled alone but company is feared. Hunger of the heart so great can not be cont

I’m empty On the inside, Lukewarm and undefined. Can’t try, To forge cares, When I don’t need to here. In darkness violent dreams, No rest to mind appease. Nightmares, play undisturbed, By jaunts of daylight nerves. I’m cold Chilled to the bone, Her numb embrace of home. Zoloft, Sweet bitter pill, My shelter from the happy fools.

To my wonderful valentine; Who makes me laugh when smiling seems too much to take, Who made me compliment myself when I couldn’t see at all, (And who’s done it for me, when I was too far gone to try). To my wonderful valentine; Who brought life back to someone lost on the edge, Who saved me from the most terrible fate, My own violent creation. To my wonderful valentine; Whom every day makes me feel beautiful, valued and loved, Who patiently kisses away my doubts and protests that I am not, And helps me up, each time I fall. To my wonderful valentine; Who never questions my failings, but helps me to move from them, Who

I wish for closeness - that you were here, your form to mine, no need to fear. for simplicity - no distance now, a simple life, I don't care how. for happiness - in your caress pressed close to you, and nothing less. for courage - to face the day, while still alone, we make our way. for security - while you're not near, whispered love, to quell my fear. I long for closeness - to be lost in you together cloaked in love's sweet hue. for simplicity - to be together, no more distance, close forever. for happiness- to have your touch I never thought, it meant so much. for courage - the only way, that i can cope so far away. fo