Offset

when the distance seems to increase with time
the days turn to nights that turn to blank space
nothing's wrong and yet everything's not fine
grating, like a pulled thread in a border of lace

the fire within still burns, lighting up the line
my fingers remember the curves of your face
cheeks tinged deep with the flush of red wine
beside me the bed empty, cold in your place

this feeling's not for everyone, can you define
what it means to feel this way without a trace
this enigma of being and yet not being mine
running hard but i cannot keep up this pace

what i want is not always what i can get
the gap is a void that's not always offset

Black

DISCLAIMER:
This blog usually only carries my work, but this is a special exception.
Sometimes life needs closure, ghosts of the past need to be buried, deeper than six feet under.
And then, and only then, can I move forward, and beyond the black.

Hey..
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul, as the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed, has taken a turn
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything..

I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear
Ooh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass, of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything..

All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll ever be.. yeah..
Uh huh.. uh huh..

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be the star
In somebody else's sky, but why, why
Why can't it be, why can't it be mine
We, we belong together, we belong together
No, oh no, no, uh huh.

From "Black" - Pearl Jam