Card Towers

Slowly the cards drift down into the silent sky
This flimsy house of cards has housed my heart
And it tumbles down, down
The impact of their fall a resounding crash
That reverberates through my soul
Stack it again, two against
Then one on top
Two more against the sides
Manufacturing the own demise
Of my eternal soul, my heart and all it prizes or opes to achieve

You have forsaken my love
How do you steel your heart against regret?
How do you silence the lies
That nothing is as it once was
That you reach for your hearts demise?
Has love become an unnecessary risk
A past-time far too costly for me to bear?
Its like trying to fathom the refraction of light through a prism
The emotions are cast as colored shadows too numerous to count
Spinning, turning into a disorienting, multifaceted blur

Sunlight on a meadow can prove harsh
As sweet as it makes the flowers
As mercifully as it melts the frost into dew
Shades of gray melt into evening shadows
Cast their blue reflections against new stars and apricot skies
You hold these moments in the palm of your hand
And pray your breath will not be stolen by an errant wind
Or a premature goodbye

Spring brings a freshness to even the most melancholy eye
Soft, vibrant petals and brilliant green
Calling to the nostalgia in our hearts
To a simpler time
When wishes were all roses
Thoughts were always dreams
And dreams were within reach
Now - it's enough just to get by