Embers

My heart is torn in these pieces of words,
They will mean nothing to you-
But, I understand.

My life is an open book waiting to be heard,
It will gather dust in your library-
But, I understand.

My pain is acid seeped into the paper burnt,
It will be garbaged into forgettable corners-
But I understand.

My excitement flickers on the wick of the candle,
It will be blown away in your precious darkness-
But I understand.

My words bleed
As you leave them to fester infection.
When it becomes fatal, one day,
You'll understand too.

Lovers

I've been thinking for sometime
Though there is nothing left to say,
I'll tell you through my silences
I'll tell you all is past
And forgotten
Though both of us know better.
I've tried to forgive myself
And you.
But both of us know better.
I've tried to jump into this mirage
which will stay on for my children to see.
I am not ashamed
I am not proud.
I have lost too many to cry in bitterness
I have know your face too well
To fall in love.
Though both of us know better.
My wounds have healed and scarred.
While you have sailed to distant lands.
I stand facing the waves of the shore
That wash the sins off my feet
The sand still sticks to my body
Like old memories.
I sing a soft tune to soothe myself
But the sea knows better.