What I Could Not Touch

I SAW what I could not touch 
beyond the pane of a glass 
the distance a mere foot 
but the reach beyond doing 
     Blood thicker than water 
they say with a smirk 
but I know the meaning 
it belies the truth 
     Such longing is a blade 
that cuts beyond the soul 
with transgression as insult 
a cold silence my shadow 
     Born into a circle as one 
pushed and discarded aside 
colors bleed black grey 
and red dries with cries 
     A life review will say 
in turmoil, rot and decay 
what I could not this day 
Express to all who knew 
  
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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