SHALLOW STROKES

"The pain of losing a loved one"

It was you, all over the place
And suddenly, there’s no trace

As I close and open my eyes
Your image soothes me and dries

To see you, though is a dream
Now to live, must be my whim

Sinking into me, is you again
Dwelling forever, will be this pain

Yet something to keep me alive
Your one last glance, is its drive

Smiling at me, the Withered roses
Look in me, their mirror images

I can feel the sharpness of your gaze
now your image turns a little haze

Still my hope is high and grows
As the heart seeps at your vows

Fleeting in and out of me
You gave wrecking shallow strokes

Dagger was it, to lance my heart
You cut me to pieces, left that little part

That knows only to wait
In the game of love & fate