twinge

your name ricochets
off my tongue,
bounces from
ancient brick to brick
down the
crumbling maze
in my heart.

crackling projections of
laughter play and
skip with the shadows
as my mind gives in
and i fade into you.

the dull ache of
missing you
daily re-sharpens against my soul,
tearing me to ribbons.

blueprints of
future plans
curl on themselves
even after we unroll them.

thoughts of you
invade my bloodstream
through a pinhole.
traveling fast,
re-circulating until
the last breath
is shoved from my
lungs.

scattered flocks
of flashbacks crowd
the cobbled streets of
my daydreams,
and a smile tugs at
the corners of my lips.

and then i remember.

the walls shift and i don't know where i am.
the reel trips and falls, tumbling.
the twinge becomes unbearable and i am ripped to shreds.
the paper contorts and everything becomes uncertain.
the nostalgia screeches and flies into the dark.