Ten seconds from retreat.

Swirling into colors of the past.

Looking through pain-drunken eyes.

Lipping words that will never last.

 

Ten promises from ruin.

Arranging patterns of distance.

Laying traps with pain-driven lies.

Slipping curses between kisses.

 

Ten defenses from regret.

Mixing shades of dissolution.

Drowning in pain-drenched cries.

Convinced happiness is an illusion.

 

Ten steps from the door.

Sketching a portrait of the end.

Severing all life-giving ties.

A heart forever on the mend.