Night's Shadow

In night's shadow the moon is here with me
To warm the silence, but not show the way.
Mist in my eyes, I cannot clearly see.
I long for the dawning of the new day
To drag me past the dark and take me from
The edge where I want to fall. I won't fight,
Hoping he'll reach me, wanting him to come
And pull me back, keeping me close tonight.

Close tonight, his breath on my skin so warm,
So fleeting, perhaps it was never there.
As if a ghost, he appears in a form
Seemingly unreal. But I do not dare
To imagine he's of my world, my heart,
For I fear he will disappear. And I
Know this phantom is mine only in part.
He'll fade again as truth becomes a lie.

A lie that grows as each day passes by—
Temptations are imagined and offered.
The images painted in my mind's eye—
They sing to my soul and beg to be heard.
A searing siren's song, tempting and sweet,
Beckons me over to the other side.
Life's road has splintered and its plan I cheat.
Shattered reason scatters when we collide.

When we collide I melt into the space.
Edges of reality disappear
As heat waves burn a flush upon my face.
Shuddering against the forces I hear
The still voices of my heart now whisper
Forbidden images that I will stow
Away in the dark. I must keep this stir
Hidden there, alone, deep in night's shadow.

tmo
(date unknown)