My lips tremble upon the words
Yet my soul cries forth with hunger
I have seen paradise
To only have its gate shut before my presence

I stand at the edge of the heavens
Looking over the abyss that draws me downward
I listen for the beckoning call of the saving angel
But it comes not to me

I am alone
No comfort to be found
Only the thundering resonance of my heart
And then silence – my heart beats no more

All has passed now
No desire nor pain
All emotion stripped from my being
My memories being like the ashes of the consumed fire

Cold, burnt, wasted wind blown debris
The embers spent, they heat no more
Gone is the life giving warmth
No tender flame to heal me

Only a single thought remains
Only one vision lies within my mind
Those words upon which my lips tremble
I miss you

Leo