our hearts were once joined,

now apart the degrees

of separation are burning,

my wounds are weeping 

there is no other day

judgment came yesterday

Autumn leaves began their journey

as my night was laid to rest

the walls started falling down

scattering the Rose of Sharon 

a bed of flowers to die in

a place to lay my weary head

I can no longer go walkabout

black smoke is streaming

a signal, all is not well

there is only one reality, now

tomorrow has yet to come

yesterday is already history

I must savor these last

moments, sucking in each drop

in desperation I prayed for hope

for the will to fight again

but also for the strength to let go

my fingers slowly lost their grip

creeping my purchase crumbled

sinking ever deeper

becoming an automaton

I am going through the motions

watching the lights extinguish

along with my last grain of sanity

the cloudy waters of my heart

dream poems, writing of the light

I can surf the stars once again

the lip curls, it is folding my heart

and creasing my mind

sanity has fled on golden wings

as sleeves of soul sway in the breeze