I Remember

I remember, 
The kiss;
I kissed loneliness 
And solitude embraced me,
I shook her off 
And gained the former's loyalty.
I remember,
The urge;
I sought to undress the rawness, 
In you, In me.
But instead, I saw the pretenses 
That contort the faces inside.
I remember, 
The smile; 
I lay with false hopes 
And flighty dreams.
Come morn, 
Joy smirked at my face. 
I remember
The delusion;
I pinned a false smile 
On a drained soul
Until the smile believed
In its own existence
I remember
My face
Painted with emotions 
Strange and disembodied
I often fail to read,
The curves that stretch my lips
I remember ..I remember
The masks, 
As vile as our worst weakness
The walls 
That fall on us every time darkness falls
And I remember,
Again 
The kiss of loneliness
It sweeps me off my feet every night
I remember...


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