Drinking

from

the

green

wells

of your

eyes

I

sampled

the

fountain

of youth

it

filled

my

soul

heart

with

joyous

nectar

Ask

me

what

I

did

with my

life

and

I will

say

I spent

it

on

you

and

in the

end

when I

cash

out

I

will

leave you

with

words

It is

the

excitement

of

newness

that

draws

us

closer

to the

flame

of

curiosity

it is

its

heat

which

warms

us

and its

laughter

which

brings

us

joy

It is

only

now

in

aloneness

do

I

discover

great

comfort

in

Myself

Memories

lay

scattered

at feet

shards

yellowed

dog-eared

pieces

torn into

timely

scraps

kneeling

gathering

gluing

what once

was

pictured

now

herniated

ruptured

white-scarred

bleeding

remorse