Sherri Conant
			April 29, 1999 1:20am
			Inspired by: Wallbrat

Another Piece
		
Loneliness seeps into my heart;
A silent shadow stretching across the fading sun lit sky.
And I sink deeper inside
The flooding mix of freewheeling thought and emotion

 I close my eyes to force back
The hot tears threatening to cloud my vision
And even as they slip past my lashes
I smile, for this is love or so I have been told.

The suitcase has opened
The baggage I carry with me, spilling upon the floor
And even as I carefully return it to its rightful place
I look up to you, hoping that you will pick up the pieces for me.

I cry myself to sleep
The wind rips through the night taking the peacefulness with it
And my walls of defense
An ancient blanket protect me against the encroaching darkness

But you don't see me
I am but a passing thought as life moves you onward
And I step aside
Letting you pass because that is what you do when you are in love.

You are just one more piece stuffed into my luggage case.