| INDEX | THEBOYKOS |
He opens his heart's long-closed door
Visiting past memories
Oh, it's you again...
Come for another round...
He wanders down the empty corridors of his heart
Listening to knowing whispers
Love forever gone...
Hope forever lost...
He pauses to gaze at a new entry
Wincing at the pain
Here is the newest of all...
Yet she was your longest...
His heels ring hollowly on the solid granite
Stirring up dusty memories
You could have had her...
Had you courage...
He examines dozens of moldering remembrances
Remembering past defeats
It was all up to you...
Only you failed...
A tear falls from eyes long bitter and dry
Splashing upon rock
Only once had you courage...
And still it failed you...
He roams long halls long since emptied
Reopening old wounds
They always hit you hard...
They always knew what hurt...
Scars of wars only make these halls stronger
Resisting further assaults
Nobody can break through...
Noone will ever be here again...
The hinges of heart's door squeal in protest
Departing another memory
Run away, run away again...
I'll be here waiting for you...
This is one of my favourites. I always read it to myself with two voices - my normal voice for the normal text, and a whispery voice for the italicized text. It shares a common theme with some of my other poetry:
The sequel follows, Heart's Door.