Board :Poetry
Author :Archon Poems
Subject :1st Place by BatSheba
Date :2/11
 "Smiling Faces"

 In darkest void, it hides in wait,
 born in sorrow, forged in hate.
 A cleft it reaves, deep in my heart -
 threats to tear my soul apart.

 Heaven sent, the time before -
 each fleeting joy did I adore;
 the rains that fell, the sun that shone,
 sweet footfalls on the cobblestone -

 An echo in my ears did ring,
 not dancing, no - we've taken wing!
 Our lips cry out, we harmonize;
 our spirit bared, don no disguise -

 Our secrets break on ragged shores;
 no discord sown, no slamming doors.
 Each smiling face to gaze our way
 would see us plain, our love portray.

 Yet sorrow creeps, as water flows -
 a certainty, without repose;
 each cranny brimmed, each crack it fills,
 it halts our breath, our heart it stills...

  The echo fades; I am alone.
 The rain yet falls upon the stones.
 Torn apart, fates heavy hand
 has struck me firm with its remand.

 Buried deep, the knife is plunged,
 into my heart; he is expunged.
 Each feather plucked, no wings remain;
 our flight is over, silence reigns.

 A sharpened chord has struck my mind -
 like heavy cloaks I shroud behind.
 Upon my tongue, my secrets cling;
 no voice to urge my soul to sing.

  In darkest void, it hides in wait...
  reminding sting of bitter fate.
 And every smiling face I see
 just twists that knife inside of me.

                                             Bat'Sheba