piercing arrow

Tears run dry.
As your arrow
Pierces my heart
With a numbing venom,
An acid that denigrates the soul
Like a bullet to the brain,
Life has no meaning
As I plummet from nirvana
And bear this heavy cross
That you bestowed upon me.
Tomorrow is uncertain-
nonexistent now.
Without you, my soul cries.
Because your love
Now, as a rose overgrown with thorns
That draw my blood,
Is utterly irreplaceable.
And yet, my love for you is as incalculable
As the breath that fills the space
Between the stars. . .
That I once saw in your eyes.