The Saddest Smile

I watched as reason
drained your face,
frowns cracked
to reveal a single tear
buried under the layers


I witnessed as the dye
dripped off the cuff
twin splashes of blue
scarred my cornea’s


I prayed as the colour
drained from your mouth,
as its corners 
found the downturn


I cry as you dance
to nightshade,


always believing 
the rhythm
would bring you back


and smiling in Technicolour
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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June 6, 2010 at 6:00 AM
There's a deep saddness in this piece Jayne, but so enjoyable >> James
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June 5, 2010 at 5:43 AM
I kinda had a visual in this one,, enjoyed
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