I bring sunshine
to feed
your darkest hunger.
Behold a single rose
upon the door,
its scent filled with memory.
Music invites me in,
act one closing
but much still ahead.
Champagne and hope
climb the stairs,
calling out your name.
Candles flicker,
the dream light fading,
shivering as it slips away.
Your face lies
in shades of gray
upon my pillow,
and grief
fills my heart
where love once lived.
Petals still moist,
the music echoes
in my ears.
Flames of passion
burn my soul,
now lost forever.