A grin, that br lights up face with no grace br Body disfigured br as tattoos that mar, raze br Eyes carry br glint of manic deeds, br waiting to happen br A blabber from br tongue sliced dampen br br In a blink, br the razor br slashed across the chest br neatly, br slivering flesh br The next swish br a warm blood geyser br from the hand, sprout, rush br br Insanity, br frozen in time br Lips pull back a smile, br in the grimace of pain, mime br The eyes, dark pools br watch, blood wash br the soul cool br A madness touches br some point in mind’s space br br The chest scarred br where she had lain br The veins ripped br from hands, with br which, her visage slain br br That moment br br The heart, still beat br The smirk, still played on his lips br He held the hilt br and drove deep, br in with the tilt br br That moment br br A lifetime br In an instant br shone on him br This was not for love br This was never for love br This was for him br She was an apparition br Her love, his minds creation br This was his transgression br br He lay back br Smile, br or something like that br played on his face br He had the look of br one, who had been br deceived by dreams, br defeated of living, br cheated by life, br accepted by deathbr br O Sudhir Janardhananbr br