Not there, not here

I went to many places and many

places

came to me

but none as lasting

upon my mind

as the dark corners

where I heard what

I could see.

Much far have I roamed

within the sphere of

my mind,

yet I have not reached

there, where lies

what I seek or 

here, where lies

what I have.

This curse, 

and blessing

at once

is maddening;

to be here 

and not

to be there 

and not.

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Shatter

Big round eyes stared at me

eyebrows lifted high,

lips parting in a perfect ellipse

to reveal well brushed dentures.

Her fingers slipped from mine,

two of them tried bravely to hold on,

only to push me further faster

hurtling in space and time.

A short shriek I heard

before I hit the floor :

fulfilled a glass's destiny 

and shattered into more.

Only dying is forever

Many deaths have I seen in

these tiny brown eyes

but none as tragic

as yesterday’s laughter upon your lips.

I was a fool to not record them :

Only dying is forever.