Photographs Again

Photographs of those attached

And you say one day you’ll know

A heart devoid of a suitable match

And that’s just the way things go

I look on with quiet regret

At the faces that could have been

An effort on my part was needed

But then again, that was then

An anger that passes in an instant

And he stands in a solemn confusion

He pleads with life for understanding

As it hides how it will use him

A brother in the doorway

Unable to say what needs to be said

No tears, as this one’s empty

Is this really where we’ve been led?

As liquid takes the body

And smoke absorbs the mind

He looks to me for an answer

But nothing here, will he find

Photographs of those attached

And they say love knows no bounds

So why is it he sits still

Unable to be found?

They look on with a silent pity

They don’t say it but I know

Seemingly, my only better half

Following me wherever I go

An anger that’s ultimately useless

At this half that doesn’t exist

An anger that remains, regardless

So what exactly did I miss?

A brother in the open

With a heart not afraid to hide

If only it were useful

But it remains locked inside

A solid place to place my feet

And a soft one to lay my head

A heart to share my heart’s weight

But none of this should have to be said

Photographs of those attached

And I say one day I’ll know

But the words have lost their meaning now

And I pray that’s not just the way things go…