A gripping glance,
an eyebrow twitch.
Blank stares down a crowded hallway
in search of that one special face.

Leave me, lover. And take your pain.
Walk away so I can smile again.

A leech of my spirit
energy escapes
filching
bolting
draining.
My cheeks won't work unless you're around.
My tongue is frozen
still.

In this sad story I do try
to take greate care to leave behind
those worn out tales, dusty rhymes,
that we've all heard a thousand times.

And skip a beat.
Believe again
that we were never near the end.
That it all worked
just til now.
And you always were my friend.

You always were my friend...

So leave
Let me breathe

Please leave

There's always time to drown again.