Grief

An articulation of sorrow

An expression in pain, I cannot

Shut my eyes for the memories

Memories of love, possession

She promised me everything I wanted

Every breathe she took, was stolen from me

My fingers brushed her lips in the morning

As silence fell like a shroud for the dead

The words she gave me were sweet, loving

Her eyes lit like sapphires in the evening

Taking blind, unwary fools to bed, like me

I drowned in those pools, reaching for the light  

The breathless hurt of a bursting heart

A vice-grip of disdain and choked desire

Echoes of loss resound in the dark

As shadows dance against the wall

In a parade of fools