A long night of possibilities endless
A calm soul; frantic, restless
A cavern of unheard gurgling
The solitude of rushed beginnings

I stand thinking; staring out into the distance
Unanswered longings; a hard, cold stance
Rocky mountains rising from a plain of dirt
Lush green; a broken heart full of mirth

Singing with joy; broken shards of glass
Piercing, tearing apart all, all alas!
A mockery of each trivial little
Strong, fragmented, jointed, brittle

Of words stolen and lies broken
The death of an unforgiving word, unspoken
I go on, I hesitate, I don’t think twice
An invaluable chance, bought at no price

Waving goodbyes far as the eye can see
Longing, lusting, I let the shattered be
For that warmth, that joy I yearn
That ephemeral touch I will unlearn.