...solace...18may12

I have found the profound in your shadow
and the memory of the air where once you moved
the scented air from on your skin
and the touch of sun light warms
what was once only where you stood

and I'll find blessing on long forgotten footfalls
that I can steal from moments long ago
that weaker minds would long forgot
but I will not
for they rest in here with me


the smile was incidental
yet e'en trivial not meant for one
as trivial as I
for I am shadow upon shadow
the dark that you cannot see


and from this forgotten corner
in the recess of the world's most weary halls
I bleed dark upon dark paper
with tears that appear
as if to fall from night's inkwell


the smile was incidental
yet e'en meaningless but not for me
as meaningless as I
for I am dark upon darkness fell
the shadow that you cannot see



Don't remember me, I am unworthy
of even that
for I am satisfied to live in shadow
and cling to tattered dreams
that once were sails

What mast shall I cling when my mind fails
and I cannot upon you lend
the paper's thin promise of
my sleepless nights
and wear away in lightless ever

the smile was incidental

yet e'en trivial not meant for one
as trivial as I
for I am shadow upon shadow
the dark that you cannot see