To a friend

Like a petal that forgot to blossom
Like a distant star that forgot to flicker
Like the evening orange that saddens silence
Like the monotone of the heavy hush
Like the sensation I could never capture
Like the cool black shrill that pierces the night
Like the bond you could never define
Like the music that lost its way
      & wandered into my life
you will be lost in the depths of my mind
      & there will be no escape.