who knows
what another's heart
looks like from the inside
where do you find the love lost within
and where does their grief reside
which way do you take to reach
the one who smiled right into your eyes
and which turn was it that led you
to this place that you just can't recognize

ask the one
who opened the door
if this would suffice
or she'd want some more

i lie
handpicked yet stale
within the book
you've turned many pages over

bereft

turn away
do I not see
you turn away
and soon, it's just me