Sunday, May 22, 2011

Time's Pain

To say that missing someone dulls with time,
like a scar that heals
shows up on the skin
is to lie about what missing someone is like

It can be years, days, months, hours
but the pain that comes from missing someone is not like a scar at all
for scars eventually heal, and there is no pain, but just an angry design on the skin

yearning and missing is a breathing, stinging and relentless beast
that lays you open and consumes you, piece by piece
leaving you raw and flayed, tears brimming to the eyes with nothing to help

yes, Time dulls the pain, but perhaps
the most painful thing of all, is that it is always there
a sleeping dragon scorching the heart sometimes, even years later

when it's over, it's over, but there's always something to miss
his eyes, his scent, his words, his thoughts, which cannot be replaced by another
......something

and that sadness never completely goes away
that is the worst pain of all