graybeard
older, yet unwiser
years can make or break a fool
one that once wore,
as a careless cloak,
youth
shivers deeper into himself.
it's december's early chill
seeping into old scars
numbing stiff joints.
whiskey's warm
neon light flash torments.
fingers,
drumming worn wood.
...it's never too cold a night
to get just a little colder...
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"And I don't want the world to see me because I don't think that they'd understand..."
-Goo Goo Dolls
~~Shana~~
[This message has been edited by Shana (edited 16 February 2001).]
older, yet unwiser
years can make or break a fool
one that once wore,
as a careless cloak,
youth
shivers deeper into himself.
it's december's early chill
seeping into old scars
numbing stiff joints.
whiskey's warm
neon light flash torments.
fingers,
drumming worn wood.
...it's never too cold a night
to get just a little colder...
------------------
"And I don't want the world to see me because I don't think that they'd understand..."
-Goo Goo Dolls
~~Shana~~
[This message has been edited by Shana (edited 16 February 2001).]