Didn't you hear?

How am I to know

When it all becomes too hard

when your smile is decaffinated

and your laughter is drowned

By the coral shelving

along side mine

the blood stops pumping

and tears are your veins

The wind blows softly

And you fall

I am there with open arms

but what am I supposed to do

I close my eyes

and think a thought

so thoughtlessly fickle

like a freckle on a trembling lip

What is the use of living

if you aren't there

to hold my hand

tightly

Who will I sit beside

without words

but combined feelings

of peace

Who will I turn to

without doubt

but clenched fists

of angst

Who will I think of

without fear

but the other half

of me

I will count on my fingers

the seconds it takes

for a month

to carve into my heart

Show me a smile

that is true

And stay with me

i love you