BLOOD MOON

Till death do us part

I meant from the start…

During the day, I block it away

But nightfall releases

That which resides in the creases

The fact that your gone

My mind can’t wrap around

So it conjures and creates its own story

A horror flick minus the gory

Ghost in the graveyard

Where did you go?

Without a trace now I chase your soul

Sweaty sheets, terror creeps

Alone

At night

In my room

Like a Halloween

Spooky dream

On a Blood Moon

Shadows of your memory

Tainted brainwave alchemy

The scene is dramatic

I’m lost, desperate as the plot turns climatic

A forest of unrequited feelings

Giant trees shrieking and shrilling

Their branches hurl insults; taunt me

Deserved thrashing of regrets deep

They are on your side

And I must endure the tortuous ride

Horseback on a reluctant steed

Challenging each movement forward

Nostrils flared

Eyes wide

Protests of allegiance to a coward

I coax him along past a dilapidated cemetery

Headstones etched; each a vivid memory

Lunar beams dissolve bough shadows

And the movie reel plays on auto

The good times, the bad, slap me in my face

Punctuating a hollow space holding their place

I’M SORRY! I said it

Accountability was never my strong suit

But this scene isn’t forgiving

It’s sole objective - to haunt me

Acknowledgement for every bit of heartache

Is it real? I can’t tell if I’m awake

Darkness folds in on itself

Stars fade into atmospheric depth

Groggily resisting sunlight’s bidding

Deleterious effects of a dream never-ending

I take inventory of my current situation

An unchanged bed occupancy of one

…To have did not hold

Together we won’t grow old

Our diverging paths left to unfold

But on another full moon night

Find you again

I might

And love will win

Can a nightmare have a happy end?