Silent Lucidity
(acknowledgements to Queensrhyche)
she lay there
at my side
shoulders bare
nothing to hide
i knew not then
what now i know
how uneven
life can flow
see the picture
in my mind
sacred as scripture
now i find
growing in retrospect
love has many forms
some from respect
some bled by thorns
in the dark forest
a beautiful tree fell
not the worst or best
but i heard it well