I succumed into demise,
but that was when I saw your eyes.

timeworn tricks and hoary lies,
the time it took to endure life.

i look back behold and see,
a smiling face from sympathy.

fading concepts make up me,
cartel from books rudimentary.

yearning for you, is it clear?
what do you love, what do you fear?

anticipation for you here;
can i call you stranger or call you dear?

open the window, blood on ground,
why do these jobs, make you proud?

delicate fingers bellow loud,
but your lips are frozen, mute of sound.

frozen tear drops into blades,
i curse that winter everyday.

pilfer little strands of jade,
takes my potency away.

i gaze upon your face and stroll your eyes.
i won't mistake them for a guise,
now i see what's inside,
and i just...

                     9/26/08