Separation

Settling lights  
We see a few  
Shining out like a beacon  
Overly stark….in the impenetrable dark  
 
Longing to be there  
A thousand miles separates us  
Hearts shatter, as in a car crash  
You look elsewhere in desperation  
I’m aware of our alienation  
 
We light a fire  
Burning the last of our hope  
You stand perfectly still  
I stare not knowing how to feel  
The flames lick angrily, ready to steal  
 
So, this gestates until it’s all I know  
Now, whenever I come to you, I understand we can never start over  
You look up from the floor  
….  Confessing there’s nothing more  
 
Gradually the fire dies  
Embers echo out into the darkness  
Soon only ash remains  
Crumbling, drifting on the air  
We no longer have the ability to care  
 
We too, are but ash