If I had to say a single word
it would be scream
to let the sound of waking nightmares
fill my days as well
I will see you in my dreams
when such lucid visions
would return
but for now
all I see is blood rained down
in wickedly stretched waves of red
blinding my eyes to wash away the pain
I let you go once and for all
off to the distant unknown
Scream
caged victim like a bird I set you free
from my heart
from my mind
once more from my grasp
I never had in the first place
I could die next to you
and be sane in my afterlife
I could while away the rest of my waking hours
in your arms
and be at peace with a life I never wanted to live
I could make love to you
when time permitted
and be happy with only you
I could and would do all these things
if you gave permission
But the gate was pulled down
and I turned away
never one to swallow the poison
All I have is drifting time
in walking hours
All I have is a half-witted promise
that by no means will come true
And all I have is fading glimpses
of a life with me and you.
