The Burn

Who stole your smile?

I never got to see.

I've looked for a while,

but you hide it from me.

A heavy cloud follows.

You've told me - I know.

It carves you out, hollow.

It already shows.

I'd hold your hand tight

if only I could reach,

but try as I might,

this distance, I can't breach.

The shadow engulfs you

until you are lost,

but I'll shine my light through

until our paths cross;

I'll call out your name

'til I hear mine in return.

My storm is the same:

the wind, the rain, the burn.

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"You can tell by the lines in my smile that I have been around for a while." Incubus Smile Lines

"Black rain, black rain, don't catch me low and cover the sinner sun. Black rain, black rain, where can I go when you leave me nowhere to run?" AA Bondy Black Rain, Black Rain