Face in my memories

Half of a whole
Memory of the past
Dreams that never last
Torn from my soul
Joy untold
Fading Is the day
Into an eternal night
Death waits
Lurks , a shadow at my door
Vigil too lonely
Comfort too brief
Burning oceans dull
But this grief
Will never cease
Weary I grow
Fighting to protect my only prize
Long forgotten is the will to survive
Still from these ashes I continue to rise
Bring me not smiles of youth
Feather light kisses; or bold truths
I despise it all
Even as I fall
Further from the wings of grace
I see that face
Face I've loved,
Face I've lost
Face I always will
Salty trails those precious lips did follow
Promising lies of a longer tomorrow
My heart I did allow borrowed
Stole these secrets to keep
For deep inside I knew they would disappear with sleep
Treasure left behind
Guarded by my love
Our joy; My pain
Our love; My burden
My everything; Our Claim
There came the rains
It took my all
It took that face
Shards of glass flow through my veins
The knowledge
Death has taken my place
By my own hand did it perish
That which I so cherished
Never to be loved
Cursed to love
Open the door
The time has come
To just run.

Angelia Ramirez