Plagued by Memories

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Mosaic mahogany memories
Shatter like silver glass within me
Reflecting red reveries
Of all that could be
And never was 

Yet somehow cutting 
Inside my mind bleeds dreams
Scents of lavender lamenting
Licorice tongue licking
Me with promises you never keep
Though skillfully you lead me on

I fantasize about these lily lies
That ride ebony eyes
On onyx moonlit nights
I remember golden hope
You slide like a diamond rope 
Around my neck 
Instead of around my finger
I linger in memories 
Engaged in warm embraces 
That never really were what they seemed 

How can you miss 
what you never had 
Be it a kiss being rich 
a mom a dad 
Someone who really cares
Who will ride through 
The bowels of hell and back
To create caramel memories 
Sweet enough to please you

And then act on them
Creating a playbook 
From one look in eyes 
That have lived and died
For love or the memory of
What could have been

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