Deep Down

Enter now,

my waking dream

Float me down

a lazy stream

Behind closed eyes,

I see your face

But when they open

it’s soon erased

I tell a lie

to hide the truth

But secrets sink,

they never soothe

I painted over

yesterday

In gaudy green

instead of gray

In leafy hues

like springtime warmth

Thin, apple’s skin

where fissures form

Sunshine peels

fragile veneer

You’re far away

but I hold you here

And when the day

becomes sharp night

It slices through me

and dyes my sight

Like crimson tears

shadows seep

Beneath my skin,

dark worries keep

Your whispered words

stay in the air

They follow closely

everywhere

I tell the truth

to hide a lie

And yet I wonder

why you cry