Love Poem: The Next Step
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Written by: Kayla Simino-Ruch

The Next Step

What am I to feel now 
That my tears have dried up
And my sorrow is in a deep sleep
Wrapped in a blanket 
Soaked heavy with bitterness and doubt 
I lie on the floor and it invites my weight
It's chill offered solace 
For a heart that is now weary
And lying flat where grief has consumed 

What haunts me is the decision 
To shatter this porcelain bond 
Or cling to this mask , tightly 
In a play with no audience
Where vows hang like ghosts 
And desires endlessly echo 
Through our abandoned halls of love 

Meanwhile the truth
Raw and hideous
Whisper secrets too hard to hold 
Filling silences with dread 
The way nightmares come true
And each of your breaths a reminder
Of empty spaces that are left 
Where passion once did linger 
But since has fled from our lives 

What am I supposed to do now
When walking feels like sleeping 
Reaching out for you leads me 
To only nothingness
And dreams unravel, frayed 
In the dark corners of my mind 
Where I search for remnants 
But only find shards of pain