---

to leave no trace

nor take any space

to fade unwitnessed

leave all that's unattained

leave it behind

leave us all behind

how can we erase

amend what we create

with clumsy strokes

in breathless fits of rage

leave it behind

leave it all behind

through cracks we see the light

amazed we shield our eyes

emerge to count the marks

of those we leave behind

this stolid rain

in wintry shades of grey

a sudden storm came

like an onslaught

nothing could allay

I sat amazed

with nothing left to say

numbed by the violence

of your longing

dark and unassuaged

and I wish I knew then

but no one ever does

I wish you knew

they were there for you

always there for you