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Fade
by ryall Sunday, Nov 20 2011, 9:39am
international / prose/poetry / literature

eyes cavorting
seducing sadness
one to the other
releasing spirit
sad dark eyes
betray pain,
and joy enough for
many lives
how so
with one
so young?

what dark secrets
hide behind those
brooding deep pools
how many silent
narratives?

love struggles to emerge
from the soft,
warm blackness

interlocking gazes
fixated
fascinated
one to the other,
speaking what words
cannot say

a soul's yearning
a heart's desire
tussling with disappointment
and losing the struggle
but like an addict pursuing
the next euphoric fix --
human need impels
us to try again
disregarding rejection
and the prospect of certain failure,
we constantly chase impossible dreams
imagining we are able to
capture that elusive prize

a fleeting glimpse
subtle shadows of hope
a hint of joy
are enough to propel
us onward
to the most
unimaginable and disappointing
conclusions
and then embark
again
on another
impossible quest

Love Hurts - Keith Richards and Norah Jones Live