Originally written and posted to Facebook 9/September/2012, republished here as Facebook is about to remover the Notes feature. I guess with progress there are always casualties...
I look into your eyes
Grey pools of sadness fill the void where hope once dwelled
The flicker of the candle light fades in the emptiness of your soul
The pain washes over me, a crimson tide choking all life
The hot summer breeze carries the stench of your broken dreams Â
I look into your eyes
The light of life no longer lingers there
Death has taken up residence in the vacant rooms of your mind
My heart breaks, as I fall to the floor
The candle light dances in the broken mirror Â
I look into your eyes
I see past and present and a future uncertain
Convulsing from the sorrow I weep
I see a specter of a man
The shadow of who you used to be