i hand you a rose
one time red
turning black
darkness falls
drapes over
the light

as the strings
of this heart
play a lament
from deep
down inside

one soul cries
to the skies
a broken spirit
searching space

why me
it cries
what did i do
so wrong
in the beating
of my heart

each beat
a sword
tearing in pain
each string breaking

so deep a pain
burning this soul
the mind tormented
hell on a scale
love so cruel

each heartbeat
a pain
gasping
every breath burning
labored by
this ache

deep within
in my ocean
of tears
for you
did i
deserve this

tortured without sleep
walking in shadows
through eyes
of the dead
alone unloved
yet loved you
so deeply

afraid of love
as it hurts
a million miles away
this heart gone
cold dead
with love