GENTLEMAN OF PANACHE

Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor, Reaching for the phone because I can’t take it anymore, Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now. Still, can’t dial your number, Though missing your voice, better close my eyes and see you, Thinking of all the memories spent with you. I wish the hands of time would be a little slower, Thinking of those days you used to be with me, Remembering all the little things we used to do together. Somehow, I feel you by my side, Though time separates us, The evening graces be kind to let me feel your presence. Every breathe spells out your name, And I can’t go on without you, Impossible to go to bed tonight with this void filling me. It is cold tonight; would you send me a little of your warmth in my thoughts? A meal without you tonight; tasteless to imagine! Music on my stereo ain’t music without you to dance with. I wish I could call you tonight, In place, I write these words for you, Close

Songs that make drums dance, Thoughts that speak of treasured moments, Words woven at the tip of fingers, Eternity that lasts now and then, Melodies too, sweet delicious melodies aged since ages past, Enlist them all, all spell doom to my world of peace this nightfall. Darkness engulfs the light shining in me, Chills, bitter cold chills mould my heart into fire, Shadows of loathe float in the deepest desires of my passion, Flowers of hope blossom amongst thorns of desperation, Walls betray my protection, bridges push safe haven far from my reach. The soils of battlefield sweet to lick, Imprisoned in cells of trust, trust that is exploited for weakness, Raindrops of sorrow nourish the hate sprouting within me, I hunger for a sword to tear open the nothingness filling my gut, Screams within loud enough to deafen the silence I desire. Lost in a wilderness of emotions, I can’t find the path leading to my lair. I am a bird that fell off its nest, Though I fancy not the