in my deepest and darkest moments
when there was nothing for me,
in the center of my heart was you.
a bright light radiating in the
infinite distance. just out of reach,
but never out of sight.
and as the eyes of time have closed,
the light has refracted
and what i knew of you
has died.

*photo of dying star by NASA

empty streets, an empty sky
and empty trees. i'm alone.
but the moon is staring down at me.
a bright eye, the pupil of an
unseen face. i see things in the
misty clouds that stumble their way
into my sight.

love burns and it's burning within me
and the coldest solitude cannot
ease the pain
but the fleeting embers have no desire
to die

in your face i found my way home
across the desolate miles
and it's led me to this place
where others have come to pass
to mourn your loss as you close
your eyes and suspend your stare
i'm blanketed by fear and the darkness
as you disappear
but i'll be waiting here in the hopes
that you'll recognize me once again

a mirror of light
i see myself in every movement you make
fragile and delicate like a ghost

swayed by the slightest breeze
and brought to my knees
by a subtle whisper