solitude

It echoes around me,
the blackness,
the darkness,
the emptiness......
They lure me,

My heartbeat quickens,
My fingers go numb,
And then...

The silence begins to whisper,
Orotund and deep,
Of my tales,
Of my burnt past,
Igniting the ashes,
For a flame tomorrow.

The darkness begins to fade.

frosty thoughts

i dreamt.
i saw you.

i woke up.
i still saw you.
in a dark square frame.

i closed my eyes.
i felt your touch.
i heard you breath.
slow, steady,
the cold breath of death.
breaking the quiet,
the warm silence of my love.