the door

screen of leaves
obscures your face
shades your eyes
i can't erase
the jagged scar
the firm disguise
the hot embrace
of bleeding heart

heart beats once
blood flows through
dull, lukewarm
tried; not true
though trying still
and may conform
to who i knew
or who you will

will you leave
our place of rest
of storms and void
to search, to test
a wild thing
resolve destroyed
you've laid to rest
the song i sing


the door you close
shut out the light
and shifting breeze
begin the night
the patient way
but keep the keys
for i am here
and here i'll stay