Hovering
Meaning to care
Darting
Hoping to replenish
Taking out
But never in
Friend, lover, worldly artifact
Knees bent
In remission.
-s.jones

Initiate, I love you
Underling, I bore you
Misfit, I raised you
Unloved, I gave you.
-s.jones

Swift shift to the right
Lonely step to the left
Eyes too heavy to focus
Lips too tense to part
Vocal chord too tight to vibrate
Love too hard to let go
Move over heartache
Shimmy on down the line
Fear approaching swiftly behind
Gyrate epiphanate
Truth on my mind.
-s.jones

Every tick of the clock
Is like a dagger being rammed in my chest
Every second that transpires
Moves me closer to eternal rest
Every minute you’re away
Is like an eternity
Every hour that goes by
Reduces the prominence of our destiny
Every day I pine for you
Weeks gone by
Not sure what to do
Next months almost upon us
Where’s the time gone
A new year to feel old
My life without you is done
-s.jones

When will the pain subside
When will the wounds heal
When will this hunger be satisfied
-s.jones

I’m a shadow of myself
A figment of my imagination
The thought of losing you
Yields mental degradation
I’ve lost all sense of time
Can’t move forward
Stuck on rewind
Recalling the greatest moments
Erasing the worst days
Embracing the choice words
Losing the harsh sound you made
When you declared it over
When you said no more
Before giving us a chance
You gave us the door
Closed
Slammed shut
Locked away
You took my love
Taking the breath away
Leaving behind my detached soul
-s.jones