Midnight Came Unexpected

She said it was just a poem But her naked vulnerability Was all too real; I felt the chill As the sun quickly set behind Her cold and bare silhouette The dark lake like a noose Strangling sweet memories Until only a thought remained As she recalled my name Just fragmented moments Like pieces of broken glass A fog of the places we’d been My voice became a wailing flute To think.. we were once music Now, empty echoes in the wind I was your strong mountain My musk was like fresh rain You laid warm in my safe nest My blue eyes made you dream But midnight came unexpected Left to dance without my hand Or my whisper.. oh how I miss her Romantic secrets hidden away Love’s fire when it was still day Then you could see my smile We laughed like we would last But night was always coming Bringing regret like a blanket You could feel the soul numbing Foreboding hues delivering fear Neither of us could breathe... Swallowing loss; death felt near A loser’s game to recall my name A silent night in frayed existence Staring at a bottle of champagne That cruelly teases of celebration But our toasting glasses are dry Replaced with a thousand “whys?” That lonely night when you grew up The fairytale of an endless love died ~Lyric Man Notes: A melancholy echo to a sad but beautiful write from a dear friend of mine. Thank you for the inspiration Charms!