Tuesday, November 18, 2008

4. The Ring

Haven't slept since you left.
Not one sound night, nor one pleasant dream.
Spend the nights folding origami with my sheets.
I lie awake without you near.

I hear the echo of your voice still ringing in my ears,
and the thousand words of your picture repeated over.
With my eyes closed
It's almost as though you're here.

Haven't lived since you left.
Spend days in a room just staring at the walls.
Painting murals in my mind; scene's never complete,
missing the heart without you in it.

I hear the echo of your voice still ringing in my ears,
and the thousand words of your picture repeated over.
With my eyes closed
It's almost as though you're here.

My open eyes from time to time
gaze off in the direction that you left,
but you're not there.
I close my eyes to see you again.

With my eyes closed
is the only way I can stare at these pictures of you
knowing you won't be there when I reach out to touch you.

I hear the echo of your voice still ringing in my ears,
and the thousand words of your picture repeated over.
With my eyes closed - with my eyes closed -
It's almost as though you're here.