Domino

I’ve got scars on my heart and they won’t go away.
I didn’t mind, I didn’t care. I was the light
that fell from the sky. It wasn’t some carnival
or a candlelit meal at some fancy festaurant.
In fact, I’m not sure I remember anything about
that night.

A face so pure, so flawlessly untested, a body
of water without a pulse. It was me who skipped
the stone.

My eyes were closed and there was a brief moment
when I opened them to see if this was a time of
perfection. I caught you doing the same.

I’m looking for someone to take them from me.
I was certainly not up to the task of you. A project
with so much paperwork it would take me years
to sort you out. Yet I accepted the burden, I’d
never open my eyes, until the pond was finally
drained.