smoke rings
dissipate
radiate
floating asunder.
beauty engulfing
enclosing
blinding.
the weight
encapsulates
but does not flee.
those eyes
burn through my soul
burn through my walls
burn through the haze
of lost time.
feel it
you feel this
connection
your energy gave you away.
and mine?
stark
exposed
there was no reason to hide
why hide this?
why pretend?
this is me.

every day
a step closer
each movement away
draws closer to the truth
it is everything it never was

my heart convulsed
and everything went numb
there was no light
nor was there darkness
the only feeling was weight

there is a lesson
here
in this desolation
but learning
will leave you naked upon the alter.