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 © Jayne Eggins | Year Posted 2010
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