Drowning Life

Here is a poem that I wrote....tell me what you think. I hope you enjoy it.


I am sorry that my eyes
No longer light up
No longer burn
When you are near
For I have lost
Lost more than you
You who are loved
Could ever know

My eyes are blank
They stop and stare
Now shadowed and dark
Not bright and fair
Chilling water consumes
Smothering life and desire
The ice freezes
Obstructing all emotions
I am sorry that my eyes
Lie unresponsive in your gaze
They are in a cage

I have been transformed
Once a creature of air and flame
Now of ice and rock
Cold, distant
A shell of what I used to be
Will you help me?
I am drowning
My life-fire is failing
Willpower is not enough
Will love be?
Can you offer me that?
Uncertainty is my enemy
One moment more
And I might be gone
I am sorry that my eyes
No longer light up
No longer burn
When you are near
I am now devoid of emotions
You are too late.