Deep Coral

Truth is
that you are stunning
like a coral reef deep below
under foamy, salt laden waves
filled with life and wonder
fishes darting from the deep
of various colors
like the paint that pours
from the depths of your brown eyes
onto a canvas depicting earth


I can't forget your face
no, my heart refuses
I tried so many times
truth is
you find me always vulnerable
in the corridors
of my distinct dreams

You are burned
into a permanent imprint
upon my troubled mind
truth is
I am a product
of something so surreal
and something unanswered

Truth is
you live in my work
like a star burning ever bright
from a galaxies beating heart
born into a simple man
who tries to heal himself
with your grace
breathing through verses
that sometimes wish
our time could be erased