salty sentiments

the richness of its colour
caresses my hands
in lean long lines
that define the path of my life

a silk like vice around my throat
a whole tin of dewdrops
white and disillusioned
cold and uncaring

emotions that mean nothing
and people who do.
the world,my oyster.
bursting at its seams
clouded by misty rain

a fear .
solitude?loneliness?rejection?
the boat has sunk.
its treasures all lost and forgotten
where are you when i need you so?

the threshold of despair.
and longing. molten.simple.
clear as glass
what have i come to?

an icy hand .
a spear of gold
through my brain
shivering .shuddering.
split open.violated.
what have i done?

regret?loss?
a game of the past?
a legacy of hers
lovingly piercing my thoughts
with its sting of poison ivy
what have you done?

ruined.desolate.empty.
standing at the altar of life
begging for a little mercy.
a soothing touch.
two big tears
salty sentiments.foolish.

and a tombstone that reads-
the curse of the black eye lives on.
Even the mighty fall...