Haunted

No more rose petals
No more corsages
No bouquet of white lilies
With stems cascading towards the floor

No more sweet taste
That melts in the mouth
And flows towards the soul

No more smiles
Of adoration
Or of happiness
Lingering on

No more excitement
Built into the heart
From a sudden glance
Or a short discussion

Black is all that lingers
The cross
The veil
A secret into a society
No hope
No avail

Lost! The ship is tonight
Fallen! The airplane from the sky
Crashed! The star into the field
No flames
Only fumes

Goodbye man’s wish of utopia
A solemn song of the past
Goodbye the sweet scent of love
The ephemeral smell of happiness

Any hope in the past
Was a dream
Any ambition to persevere
Only a lie
The cage that ensnarl me
Nobody else can see

I am a caged bird
No one can see