By Kindred_spirit49
Date: 2003 Sep 05
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Fading Colors

I stand alone
between the fading colors of my life
watching as the sunset                    
casts long shadows across my path
.......I shiver
as loneliness whispers in a cold breath
the hollow words that match
........the ache in my heart
that is  missing you

and from the approaching night
I draw the comfort of its darkness around my shoulders
so I may hide my tears behind its protective shroud

I fight back at the empty grip of panic
that now pursues my soul
and clutches at my throat
knowing
...that you shall never return
and your flame that I carried in my soul
......like the setting sun
will soon leave me ....cold
and alone with the memories that we once were
sitting deep within the far distant pleasures of my mind

then I turn to the dark of this faceless night
to catch the echo of your last good bye
as it slides between the fading colors of my life
and I know in my heart
that tonight I can dream of you
.........no more