There once was an extravagant tree
Strong and tall with...

The wind whispers a song so exuberantly beautiful
As the moon and stars waltz within an ebony sky...

Words hover on trembling lips
While the heart yearns for a love...

Night cascades over the horizon,
Elegantly reclaiming its throne...

Her footsteps are already worn
Into the ground that leads away...

I used to look up at the sky
Each and every night...

The silence is deafening,
Absence continues to amplify...

Shame on me for believing that this was different,
For fooling myself into thinking I was special...

I will always be in love with her
In such a way that I cannot, and will not...

Hurt me, love me
Breathe me, need me...