Withheld

Hearts race

with thoughts that collide;

the pulse of humanity

swelling within hollow veins.

Midnight shines

through transparent skin,

innocence clinging

to phantom memory

as glass eyes shatter.

Forbidden agony emerges,

and teardrops burn,

cascading down flushed cheeks.

Resentment

gently fades to regret,

as faces blur and disappear

into memory.

Ashes

are swept into the wind,

drifting into an endless road.

Set me free.