The Lake

On that night at The Lake

She told him,

Just because I laugh doesn't mean I'm happy

These are tears not teeth between my cheeks

For my temple is full of sorrow and grief

And my smile is the gate that hides it from you

For you don't know of a past I want deep

Hidden beneath my feet

Let it burn in hell and never let it come between you and me

I want it to be forgotten

I want it dead

I want to eliminate this curse

She said, while he sat there listening to her voice dimming after every word.

He watches the lake glow with a tint of gold as the sun vanishes in it

You can't keep me from your past because it is you he replied

How would you know of a frown if you never smiled?

You smile today because you cried yesterday

These forgotten yesterdays you claim are not as bad as you say

Would you know of night if it wasn't for day?

You laugh because you know pain.

They sat and watched the sunset

For this lake is a location where her metamorphous took place

She marked that from this day her heart belongs to him

The scars on her arms didn’t leave him in disgust

The open wound on her wrist didn’t leave him blissed

There was a huge cut over her eye but he didn’t ask why

Except he would simply say there is nothing love can’t fix.

She rest her head on his shoulders blurred eyed

Just a few tears that wouldn’t ooze out

She took a glance at the lake, then at him, and smiled

Can we stay here for a while?

She asked nervously

He didn’t say anything but he did look back her and then returned the smile

And she knew why.