Dementia

It's been a while,
Old friend,
I thought the darker days were over,
And that I would write,
In happy prose,
And like them,
Admiring life,
Through rose tinted glasses,
And lovestruck eyes,
Time,
Has been a fiend,
I don't remember as I should,
Doesn't run as I thought it would,
Time,
Is running to an end,
And the halcyon days are shortening,
Like winter,
It's coming,
In the ominous clouds,
And breathless,
Choking haze,
I wander,
I wonder,
But still,
I cannot remember.

~Rei Shiori

Salt and Fire

When you wash,
These weary eyes with tears,
Salt and bitterness,
You let go of your fears,
And the fires,
Of hatred,
Or anger,
Or if you're lucky,
Love,
Only then can they start,
And may they burn forever,
In the darkness of your heart.

~Rei Shiori