Old Flame a gapping void, left in my heart, a confused child, inside my mind, a dying flame, burns in my soul, and why you left, I'll never know. I cry out silently, so no one hears, I weep secretly, so no one sees, I explode inside, so no one feels, the same pain you left me with, the same anger I deal with. I hide my thoughts, because no one cares, I lose my sense, to hide my fears, I push you out, to start again, it's too late to come back, I don't want you in. you lied to me, you said you'd changed, you made me hope, then let me down, I've lost my faith, and it won't return, I don't want your love, it only burns.                                             -Erin Parsons  © 1998