Nothing could settle the restless fury of panic that seized meTo think that you had slipped away so deftlyWithout a soundI had no ideaNever again would I set my gaze upon youAnd for that I am inconsolable

One last drinkbefore a gray dawn,in memory of a friendtoo soon gone.We’ll never knowwhat led to this final decision.All that’s leftare anxious dreamsskitteringlike the dead leaves of winterthrough numbed minds.And air tainted by gunpowder;a taste of bitter medicine.

She’s allsharp angleshard planesknobby knees and elbows.She’s fragile in a way I’ve never seen before.Her griefdevours herpound by poundlike an ocean stormwears away the shore.I can see her fading,making her peacewith love gainedand love lost,with a life of joy and sorrow.I know that there is not enough to tether her to what is now her world.But we try...with weddings and babies,impromptu lunc...

Sitting across from meI already miss those long, chocolate curls,Drooping over your pale visage,Yet another patchwork scrap, frayed at the edges,Dangling from a thread I thought maybe we shared.You embodied John Lennon, this drove me crazy,Sometimes I'll look back at the time we were milk and honey,What once was a fortuitous exchange by the sea,Just two souls wandering endlessly,Has led me to l...