EMPTIED

There's a glorious rain 
of embers 
Along the water’s edge 
So many bits of my heart 
Flaming wildly 
Their sobs hissingly engulfed 
by the cruel waves 
They don't quench 
They don't cool 
Just wrench my tears 
from me, instead

 
All those moments 
lost in words 
The words lost in 
silences 
Across the tyrant sea 
that won't let me be 
Tearing my dreams 
into heartbroken shreds 
Soaking my memories 
Snatching away

even the thin comfort

of distant hopes 
To lament 
inside my illusions 
in peace.... 

MS