the end

there are things
i've held
within the realm
of all my heart can hold;
and in it's 
innocence
i've loved more fiercely
than i've ever known,

but,

i was alone.

the things i adored
the tender ways they held me
& caressed the joys unfolding;
could not do the same
for all the ways
the storms, too, came rolling

and,

i went imploding.

resignation ruled as king
nothing was as it seemed
there was, after all, no queen;
and the kingdom's lights
went out at night,
and were never turned on again

because,

there was an end.

-aq/lesnspired