With your love

I came out from the dark

and rediscovered

my capacity to feel.

And I became whole,

found new meaning again

and lived each day

soaring to new heights

because of your touch.

But with us apart

I lost ground

I fell into shreds

of worthlessness,

and began to ask

if I was still alive.

And I retreat

into my abyss again

until someone else

may teach me once more

that pain

is a mere

interference.

– September 26, 2001