Shattered Windows

Peaceful sleep has been something

That my mind has deprived.

 

The solace of the silent darkness

Alludes my tear-filled eyes.

 

It is anxious to rest and awaken in a day

When the first rays of the morning sun

 

Would shine through my windows,

And find path to my invigorated face.

 

A day where each breath I take,

Fills my lungs with the zest of life and love

 

Because she is by my side

On the sands of her favorite beach

 

Needing to speak no words

To say so much.

 

Calm across the sunset’s horizon,

Not a whisper in the wind

 

Except the beating

Of young fiery hearts.

 

Summer breeze upon auburn hair,

Hazel eyes that catch my stare

 

It is as if I am in another universe,

An infinite space, free of time, with only her.

 

But alas, such a place never existed.

If it did, perhaps only in my thoughts.

 

Indeed there is an infinite space, free of time,

And that is the distance between her and I.

 

The truth behind her eyes pierces like light

Through my smoke and mirrors,

 

Distilling the impurity of expectation

From the bitter waters of reality

 

Where I actually awaken in a day

When the first rays of the scorching red sun

Shatter my windows to a million pieces

And brands the nightmare onto my sleepless face

 

Forever reminding me of her

As I suffer the ineffable cruelty

 

In trying to pick up the pieces

Of her broken promises.