"WINTER'S KISS"

I sit here staring out Into the open crisp air The void that fills my heart Strips me of all that's fair... The memories I seek Hide behind the wall I build Soaring high into the night sky Protecting my spirit with its shield... The lingering thoughts I play over and over in my mind Wondering if the choices I made Helped make the person I left behind... The lakes solid reflection As I lean in to see my soul With Winter's frozen kiss I see the half that has left me unwhole... The tears slide down my cheek Staining my face and tearing me apart The memories flood like a dam Broken by the decisions that break my heart... The past haunts me behind my eyes I close them hoping to find silence Hearing the trees whisper my past As light of day fades to darkness... The bitterness seeps into my skin The neverending breeze I hold Searching and hoping for that one moment To appear and lay still and cold... My veins become numb And my eyes lose all sight Wishing for all that I have lost To return and keep me warm at night... Winter's Kiss Becoming the garden in my eyes The leaves swallowing me Reliving all the horrible lies... The kiss becoming brittle Like the cracks of ice on the lake Tearing my soul into pieces And jeopardizing everything at stake... The Winter's kiss Caressing the inner part of me It slowly freezes what I have left And staggers my spirit to the sea... I close my eyes Breathing deep my soul's fire The Winter's kiss With cold air cuts my desire... The me I have become The memories I leave behind Of the person I have lost With Winter's kiss my heart will find... The unknown void That I hold dear to my heart Like the frozen lake I seperate myself apart... I climb atop the wall I built I see the frozen land before me Winter's kiss becoming my dreams In vision I stand before all I see... I reach the edge In darkness I fade Like all things lost I become the me I have made... ...