I wake confused

and weak and empty

and know that she

is gone again

how will I dance

without her

the unfaithful lover

of my essence

the careless mate

to my soul

who has stolen

the sharpness

from my eyes

and turned me to

a hungry dog

that does not recognize 

its reflection

in the mirror

the beast who likes

the taste of blood

of everything she loved

but if somehow

you catch a glimpse

of the gentleness

now gone 

somewhere soaring

in the light 

tell her I am sorry

for all the hurt

I couldn't stop

and the hurt I could

and the times I lied

and told her we

were strong enough

when I knew too well

we weren't

but do not 

come closer

to this empty shell 

filling now with

whatever passes through

what you are seeking

lingers beside you

like a ghost

a breeze too faint

to sense

that longs also

to feel

When I found

there was no 

room left

in your heart

for me

I hollowed out

my own

leaving not

an empty hole

to bleed into

the dark

but a place

I've saved

to fill with light

so when 

your own heart

has grown

too crowded

to remember 

refuge

for even you

you will know

that somewhere

on the other side

of the moon

there is a heart

where you

are always

welcome.