What a strange kind of love this is

That lingers after hope has died,
Not letting go or giving up
In spite of failure and of pride,

Lost

No pictures of her
Just memories
Images you'll never see,

The warmth of her skin
Heat in her eyes
Kisses that I came to prize,

Her woman's charm
Her childlike glee
All that love is lost to me.

Fragments

No salvation,
No inspiration,
A heart's conflagration
A bleak celebration.



The more I learn
The less I feel
The more I know
The less I heal

Lay my shade to rest
Upon no hallowed ground
And quiet the fire within my heart
With but the barest  sound,

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I hear your voice
And yearn for more,
I see your smile
I so adore,

I hold you close
But must release,
And in that pause
My heart knows peace,

Your earnest wish
I have attended,
But truth be told
This heart's not mended.

I thought I saw forever in your eyes
But it was just a moment in the sun,
Lovely and warm, deliciously shared
But gone when the day was done.

Over

I know that you've had your say
And I feel I was in your way
But I miss you,

They say that the going gets rough
And you said love just wasn't enough
Still I miss you,

I want to honor your choice
But my heart has found its voice
And I miss you,

So our song remains unsung
And my teeth will meet my tongue
As I go on missing you.