Pacing the floor

In aimless discomposure

On such tender pins and needles

Calm into calamity

The need to focus

Time lingers and ebbs

She won't take part

Nearing the moment of decision

In a dream, she leaves suddenly

To the place farthest from me

Always out of reach

In a dream, she died unexpectedly

Aspirations unfinished

I call to you desperately

But you won't hear me

Your castle walls sprawl interminably

I must suffer the reach

Vast swaths of thorn and thicket

Lands unpaced by those bewitched of her love

The distance, the journey, is merciless

Longing to bridge the recess

—For reconciliation

For the yolk of unity to sever us together

To bring, to gather us into order

Into our detriment

Nearing the moment of collision

Pins become implements of incision

To rend faithless flesh

Revealing an unfaithful heart

Restless obsession, unconscionable dereliction

The need quickens to be near you

Restless obsession

Hooks of pining bear their pangs

The nook of lust bears its fangs

Death is the distance through which I must die

Time is the coffin in which I lie

I solely wanted to be near you

Now I desire to consume you

She won't take part

Your castle walls sprawl interminably

I must suffer the reach

Vast swaths of thorn and thicket

Lands unpaced by those bewitched of her love

The distance, the journey, is merciless

Longing to bridge the recess

—For reconciliation

For the yolk of unity to sever us together

To bring, to gather us into order

Into our detriment

I try to bridge the distance

But you won't hear me