Family COMMUNion

I miss you every moment I miss you by the hour penance and atonement my heart a fading flower Salt and pepper softness the callous of your hand I knew that Love would cost this but I still don't understand The throaty softened chuckle that sweet lopsided grin the way you passed your knuckle from my jawline to my chin Memories brief and fleeting The things I choose to hold While I lay here bleeding in the place love's left me, cold Missing, I am missing I've lost my half of me all that time just wishing for what would never be I wish you were stronger I wish I had been brave I'd have held you longer I'd never learn to cave Missing, I am listless Alone and I'm ashamed hurting and I'm driftless Certain I've been framed Please bring back what's broken Please just let me have it I was far too open and now I cannot stand it Missing, I am missing Looking to find me In all the worn

"For the BROKEN Body" It's in the grimace of his jaw the steel within his eyes its in the slightest flinch I saw whilst noting his demise it's in his open apathy as others hurt and bleed he wears the mark of misery a dam of pain besieged Compared to truth his confidence appears to be a fake he wears his rags as righteousness but all for pity's sake In dreams he rescues maidens In heart, he breaks the curse but fear it leaves him brazen and worry leaves him worse He struggles with reality I fear it leave him cold He'll fight with his mortality  before he's grown old Here, I thought her safely the twinkle in her eye the quiet breaths of laughter the deep contented sigh It seemed that in her age, she'd found a safer place She almost had me comforted. She'd nearly built my case The simplest of moments her loss it dared to show I'd barely chance to notice shame she'd come to know It finds her quiet often It holds her in its clutches the k