It begins with a gasp,
like the first time you see
a jeweled Indigo Bunting bathing
in the sun.
Brilliance.

It sings amid Parnassian hues,
fluttering about the garden,
absorbing the moments, the seconds
passing in time -

a fallen tear,
a dusty vase,
the shallow light in an empty room.

And there it scatters itself
like warm, welcoming effervescence,
its words falling onto waiting pages,

its poetic gems shining deeper,
then rising like wings into the bluest sky.

Ashen complexion, reflection
looking back through the crack,
shards of glass embedded in her wrists.
Today was supposed to be the happiest day.

A single tear, graced once rosey cheeks,
mascara smeared in devastated streaks.
Blood stained across betrayed lips,
waiting for the kiss that binds.

He chose her once upon a time,
but once was all it would ever be.
There was someone else
that would always be far greater than she.

Words like knife blades,
shred the soul to ribbons,
soaked in invisible blood.
Have you ever really loved?

Drenched in your own sin,
covered with lies, broken promises
shatter like shards of glass.
Have you ever really hurt?

Toxic lover, steeped with hate.
Bite the apple, choke it down
Poison drips from your bitter lips
Have you ever looked at death?

Restless soul, abandoned body.
No one came, no one at all.
You burnt your bridge.
Now rot in hell.

I should be working now and yet,
My mind goes back to nights of yore;
My fingers freeze against the keys
For all I see or think is her.

She captivates me with her charms,
Seduces me with sensuous moves.
Entices, teases draws me in,
A spider in her web of sin.

And though my heart belongs to her.
And though my soul is not my own
I know,deep deep within that I
Must use strange powers to bring her near.

So many years since I have done
That which I plan now.