Remorse

 

The music breathes its last

The printed page fades to black

The blinking television screen shoots

                                      poisoned darts.

Colours coagulate, dry up and fade.

      My head -- is empty

      My mind -- a blank

      My heart -- only you

      My ears -- your voice

      My eyes --  your face

      My voice -- chokes

      The air grows cold

      A red fire claws my soul

The hurt I gave to you --

  -- comes back to me

      -- a hundred-fold.

Please do not distance yourself from me

Lifeblood ebbs away.