Shattered Dreams
Alone am I
amid the troubles and aches
of this heart.
No one here to comfort me.
No one to hear me scream, cry.
I stare into the night
as a myriad of promises
never meant to be kept
swirl around me,
drowning me in downcast dreams
torn apart by your every word.
The sweet taste of your first kiss
still lingers on my lips
to mingle with the poison
from your last...
the kiss that sent me reeling
into an unknown world,
the kiss of death
forever branded on my soul.
As I see how far I have come
there remains a smile,
one transient flash of a happy memory
to wipe away the poison from my eyes
and the tears from my lips...
Tears that trace the steps
of those who have gone before me
as I now trace the memories
of a broken heart
and shattered dreams.
Melissa S. Caniff
"Dream casts a human shadow when it occurs to him to do so."
~Neil Gaiman
The Sandman
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