Thursday, March 30, 2006
it hurts letting go of a dream
it's like giving up
and giving in
like losing hope
and all chance at completion
like a snow flake
beautiful
delicate
unique
lasting only a second
before it melts
and is lost forever
like a butterfly
flying in freedom
spreading stunning wings
and as the day goes on
slowly fades
and dies
like a wisp of cloud
dancing in the breeze
growing steadily darker
before breaking
and unleashing terror
and destruction in its wake
like a dancer past her prime
straining to do things
once easier than breathing
only to fall
remembering forgotten glory
like an unfinished song
whose melody stirs the heart
and lifts the soul
but is silenced
suspended
so the heart grows cold
and the soul sinks
grasping for something
that isn't there
but could have been
like a runner
who worked to the bone
sweating blood
who reaches for the finish line
only to miss
too slow
in the blink of an eye
the prize snatched out of reach
hopes smashed
and it hurts just to breathe
like the ever-bleeding scar
and the never-ending vigil
like the combustion of a star
and the falling of an angel
it hurts letting go of a dream
1:23 am
alone* in the rain;
