Tainted By Your Poisoned Kisses

Distilled Silence swallows my thoughts
escape lingers- taunting
i remain intoxicated in the trenches of hope.
Moved by your presence
unwilling to waver in the resolve
of your intense orbs.
dousing my heart with "what if's" and "maybe's"
trying to convince myself to believe the lies

basking in the comfort, betraying my uneasy sense of consciousness.
the inevitable cul de sac
flickering before me in warning
my reason faltering with every neglect of my hollow heart
gliding confidently to war
with retorts and cynical humor at hand
i give in to the enemy
my adversary

tainted by your poisoned kisses
that bruise and tarnishes
what was once clean and polished,
smeared now in shades of blue and gray
mirror images of your heart

your mouth opens, my heart tumbles
sinks, plummets- bereft of dream like innocence
i feel myself retreat deep within
where apathy dwells, with all romantic notions
murdered with realism

is this where i remain, with altered perceptions of love
my glass bordering empty
the continuous disillusionment my soul suffers
can i simply feed the lust ...
let it swell, bloat to replace loss
my insatiable hunger devour my beating heart
sucking the blood that festers inside my mind
willing it to care