Like an empty shell

Discarded on a bleak beach

Washed up and useless

Twisting and turning

Through holly and hazel leaves

Tightly coiled spring

Driven by harsh winds

Tossing and turning in sleep

Like a stormy sea

Between warm currents

And the cold winter sea spray

Somewhere there is you

Like a dripping tap

Slowly filling me with doubt

Every time I try

Now I am empty

Shouting into the darkness

The whispering light

Morning frost crystals

Slowly growing through the night

Reverting to dew

Now we are complete

Everything in its right place

Now at last we rest

As memories fade

So slowly we drift away

Into the darkness

Sunlight falls between

Branches in the western sky

And the greener grass

Finishing touches

Open up all the cages

A new adventure

Tangled neurons spark

Confusion spreads like woodworm

Cracks start to appear

And after the storm

As the black waters subside

What is left behind?

My different pieces

Scattered to the howling winds

Leave behind a ghost

Cower from the wind

Rattling these steel cages

Howling like a wolf

Firy orange tongues 

Devouring all they lick

Digestive enzymes

Re-tracing footsteps
Over ancient forest rides

To our leafy guide

Strains of an old tune

The smell of your memory

Burnt into my brain

Another ending

Another fading memory

Returning to dust 

I walked right into

This trap you set with great care

I always stumble 

Like a broken clock

Only right by accident

Only twice a day

Another small cog

In this consuming machine

Just keep on spinning

Since we were cut loose

We have been drifting apart

Now I float alone

Sulphur scented smoke

A lingering reminder

 Firework keepsake