the loss

it's falling away
i am trying so hard
to hold on
but the blood loss
is hard to stop
and all the bright red flow
is leaving me
leaving me alone

i never knew
how it would feel
to be so empty
until now
and then again
i had to have it in me
first
to understand

it's slipping away
like silk under my hand
falling off the bed
and to the floor
i couldn't stop it
as you walked
out the door
and there i lay
wishing i had never known

it's running away
like it can't wait to go
and any flame has
died down now
and left the ash cold
and any dream
my heart enjoyed
is left in sleeping
never to be found
the loss
is all around me
like a storm
circle
feed
and go