we begin. perfect strangers. with imperfections.
we meet, we greet we establish our feet.
like a verbal dance.
you smile. i smile. worlds could collide.
but we smile.


[a man with scars seems normal after time.]
our imperfections fade.
we become 'close'.
our trap is made...

in torrents of experiences, we find tranquility within each other.
you confide in me. you trust in me.
my cross to bear. is knowing i would fail you.
but for the sake of just one more...
   i smile. you smile.


days pass. sunsets, stars and rain.
each with a new hurdle. each ending the same.

[it was only a matter of time]

blood is drawn. your actions bear a consequence i cannot surmount.
i can overcome so much. to this i drop for the count.
its a wound so small no one sees it. i try to speak.
i try to stand but my legs give way. weak.

a lightning streaked sky could not compare.
rain like bullets could not hurt as severe.
a million thoughts like a million atoms in air.
each coming and going. driving dispair.
through pain of being without.
rather than being alone.
i stand still. in fear. like a stone.

im lost. im lonely.
im no more than a man.
no more than a thousand different wants
in a million different needs.

...

   "without a noise.
    and without my pride.
    i reach out from the inside"  





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with thanks to 6autumn10 (one of the most talented thinkers i've ever had the privilege to converse with). and lyrics from staind - in your eyes.