tears are silent for a reason

trading a sorrow for another,
to think that it was for the better
tears are silent for a reason,
i think i must know why

when a step forward,
only leads to a million back
when all that i must say
are locked in salty tears.

now love is not a word i can use
nor should i ever hope to feel
in this life, i will lose
but for the falling of tears, i must have my fill.

* apologies for the lousy writing these days. i seem to have misplaced my heart, soul and mind somewhere

Apart

Apart

plethora of illusions,
allegiance to two ends,
rain down on this cold path
to which there's no end.

shadow

when the shadows draw up to my legs\ i remember the times when there were two