Thursday, May 27, 2010

Empty Chairs and Broken Chimes

Memories of life unknown
Confusion and joy intertwined
Sadness envelopes this heart of stone
Lost words hidden from the blind

Empty hollowness builds
Fearing loss and pain
The dripping sanity stilled
Falling steadily with the rain

Sighs unheard and unseen
Fabricated smiles shine
Holes rip through the spleen
Lines of everything fine

Loneliness settles unsuspecting
Good-byes choke the tongue
Fortresses of steel erecting
Recalling songs no longer sung

Entangled in the webs of self
The bite of death encroaches
Time creeps up on you in stealth
The hour of loss approaches

Nostalgic thoughts of joys now lost
Haunting joys of present times
Freezing in the winter frost
Empty chairs and broken chimes