Lover's Lament for X

6/30/08

When day goes down to dusk and shadows fall

Across the barren landscape of my soul,

Do you remember me, my little one

Whose love by your mistrust obscured the sun

And shattered my heart like a shattered vase

My book of love to wilfully deface.

The music and the poetry I gave

From your destructive doubt could not save

The unity that brought our spirits close.

And now, as blooms a solitary rose,

Its fragrance wasted on the evening air,

With none to see I live in my despair

Yet hope, no pray, that one day you will find

One who will ease the torments of your mind.