But a Sliver

You were fine in your time

Like an excellent bottle of wine

You could be troublesome and yet sublime

Passionate but not divine,

You were a rare breed it seemed

Interesting but not quite clean

Still you invaded my dreams

You could make a man scream,

Out of the darkness you passed in the night

Blinding all from within my sight

Not prepared to be a guiding light

Couldn’t have resisted with all my might,

Into my world you came

And things would never be the same

Remembering your slender frame

A mixture of nirvana and shame,

Like a fiery comet burning bright

Such sensations you could ignite

Did pain overshadow delight?

Wondering what did I do to invite?

You wanted to attract the world to you

Putting everything else askew

All the pain before that you knew

Exposing this non-existent virtue,

Now reality is but a sliver

As the ghosts emerge from the river

The cruel heart that refuses to deliver

Wet and cold I’m starting to shiver.