Drip, drip, drip,
warm salty liquid falls
off the peak of a cheek
weaponised affection
fake accolades of praise
proven to rest as faux
gauntlets that offer
queries of affection
that never existed

Sunbursts
iridescence
sunken sorrow
an ache which spreads
through the complete circumference
of a ceramic bowl
the sound of shattered pieces
bits and morsels of brain
which are unable to reconcile
the sound of a human being
cracked, slow sizzle
accompanied
from a shattered story

Flesh and stardust
romance throws a ball
into the fence that separates
various segments
of the brain
fingertips try to touch
all the occurs in its stead
are tears
ammunition against
the core

Innocence births
optics which yearn
for the pair of green eyes
which look and find you in a crowd
they never yield
glances that rip away
anything uncoated
raw
pure
unable to reveal
only lies persist
in those who deny
affection
alluded by cognition
death to expression
love and hate
fight the balance
tears will fall
tragically
on the quartz floor
of an unearthed cavern
absent