iTattooed

last night
after you slammed
the door
and everywhere fell
silent and un-living
i started to count
every breath
in case i’d died

when i went to bed
it was with
the ghost of you
i had such despairing dreams
of dragons and daggers
and hearts ripped in two
that i was so afraid

i wrote your name
on every teardrop
and wrote
until the morning
when i awoke with sadness
tattooed forever
on my face

©2009 iDrew
First Published 2009 Read This (Skin Deep) Anthology