Do Not

Not my best work, but I gotta make myself push something. I'm surprised my brain even composes this dreck these days. Don't judge me. Never mind. Judge me. Go for it. There's a comment button at the bottom and all, right? Do your worst.

Do not sleep

The world should rest

Along with you

And dream your dreams

Do not blink

The light from your eyes 

Should not be covered

Even for a moment

Do not cry

The rivers should dry

And oceans turn deserts

Before you shed a drop

Do not stop

Never a hesitation

Everything you are

Is important to someone

Jezebel

Is it a shame to have not known your kiss

Or has its absence instilled upon me

The benefits of a fruitless endeavor?

Has the incessant throb of my chest

Opened a cavity within

That now nothing can fill?

Why must every spark of skin

The merest inflection of timbre

Cause me to crumble yet reach out?

How does your passing gaze

Fill me with such loathsome desire

That I question and fear my own mind?

From where did this torture spawn

And why is it taking me down

To a depth which houses only shadows?

These specters of rage and terror

Are beyond their humanity

Yet all of them have your eyes.