dirt rises to greet me
sweeping disbelief out into
the center of contemplation
here in the after glow
my icy heart breaks
shunned are even my
smallest dreams
from this place
hell eats hearts
like mine
for lunch
every chance it gets
so note
I'll not grow mine back
again tomorrow
so this time
hell will have to starve for me
for once
and not make it the other way around.........
(Jan. 6, 2000)