I fear a wintry wind on a hot summery day Or buzzards perched on vibrant Queen Palm fronds I dread the love songs that evoke a painful teardrop fall Or counterfeit smiles that stab the faithful breast
I cry at lustful kisses by tainted shrews Or with ambitious portraits the sightless draw I cower from lonely ghosts with discontented dreams Or penned souls that will never soar
I tremble at falsified images of purest love Or at lifelong fantasies that erode the stainless heart I shake with breathless fear of true betrayal Or glorified promises built on a swampy bog
I dismay to witness speedy steeds on cemented floors Or verdant trails glittering behind securely locked doors I crumble at ceremonius weddings of faultily paired couples Or whimsical goals that boisterously attest eternal vows
I weep at the dry oasis amid the lushy landscaped garden That decries the broken dreams my mortality once endured I bemoan the rebuilt affiliations of second-hand encounters As the only living remnants that withstood the carnage of my soul
