mute

open eyes

but there's no sight

open mouth

but there's no words

open lungs

but there's no oxygen

actions and reactions

cause and effect

vocal cords 

now a phantom limb 

melt

stories and words carved in ice
flying shards of cold water
only to melt at the slightest touch
and the words melted as slow
as once were carved

ba da ba da ba da ba ba
open arms and closed eyes
feel a fire burning
brighter than sunshine
heat melting ice to nothingness

reckless

rose petals soft to the touch
fragrant red and vibrant perfume
where have you gone again
gone for the day or gone forever

all that's left are thorns and bee stings
the small things that hurt the most
no u-turns on this one way street
nowhere to go but on

so drive fast and reckless
anything to feel something
other than the nothingness
that was left behind