Stood staring at you from a distance br how pale you looked under the moon br even your shadow had more presence br like a flower unable to grow nor bloom. br br How fragile you seemed br like a glass vase in the hands of a child. br How silently you screamed br Like a dying animal alone in the wild. br br Somewhere in the vast sea of my memories br Fresh faced and foreign to such sufferings br You sat beside me smiling with dancing eyes br you had the look that good fortune brings. br br Stood watching you stare into strangers cars br waiting for one to stop and beckon you inside br final pleasures pursued after days in seedy bars br I know another part of you will have died. br br skin will be black and blue, insides red raw br both you and them will always be back for more. br As you and the car slipped away into the night br There was no shoe left behind after midnight.