dusk arising

pain

 

 

it seemed to ease the pain
at dancefloor pumping volume
moving and posing
while juxtaposing
unclothing
luscious strangers
far beyond grasp

 

 

it seemed to ease once again
upon a stage
beneath the lights
with someone elses words

 

 

finding a way to cope without love
the love denied

 

 

now I\'m grown tired
of saving face
and I stumble to fall

 

 

running away from myself into poetry
romancing pictures of a life i wanted to be

 

 

and ending here with
the me i\'d been disguising
afraid i couldn\'t be loved
still standing
learning to love life itself
hanging on by a thread