Nothing

The light of the candle fades Words of anger spew from the lips I had kissed hours before Her feet pounding down the thirteen steps A door slams as the candle dies Just a plume of smoke marks its passing The grey light of a crescent moon Shines through the open curtain The roses bought and given in love Now looking black and lost The scent of her perfume lingers Turning rancid in the warm air Jack Daniels The mender of broken hearts joins me in my grief Drink after drink The memories fade The tears stop flowing The pills Red, black, blue and yellow Looking like m&m's Taste like candy as they go down My eyes close There are no dreams There are no tears Everything is behind Left in another world My heart beats Echoing through my thoughts As loud as a drum It beats a steady rhythm Thump...thump Thump...thump Thump I try to look but see nothing No moon No stars I try to listen but hear nothing No birds No wind I realize that that is how life ends A series of nothings It is how my life ends And I am nothing