The rise of expectation <br />The tide of disappointment <br />It hits, <br />Continuous <br />Our love <br />Disingenuous <br />Reality sets in <br />And burns hot like golden sand, <br />Little particles shift <br />And mounts <br />Bringing an end to doubts <br />Without a shadow of understanding <br />Or a sliver of hope <br />Less regrets <br />My next steps <br />Is in the water <br />Next breath <br />Between the nexus <br />Of the restless and the damned <br /> <br />(7-13-2010)<br /><br />Darrin McMiller Jr.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ebbing-love/