Don't you know, <br />this silence is like fire <br />slowly peeling layers <br />off my soul, <br />uncovering ashes once sheltered <br />but now scattering <br />on the cold breeze of your absence. <br /> <br />I held you closer than ever, <br />only to feel you shudder, slip, <br />the fade away. <br />I guess some things should never <br />be grasped too tightly, <br />but within walls of desire <br />lay shadows of desperation. <br /> <br />Don't you know <br />this room feels so much lighter <br />when you fill the space with careful words, <br />uncovering reckless laughter. <br />There's one reason <br />the air thins without you now, <br />but I can't quite <br />catch it. <br /> <br />21/09/08<br /><br />Viola Grey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-you-know-3/
