I made a graceful goodbye
To the innocent hours in the clock
Like a crispy and dry leaf
Removed the glue in its branch

My heart pounded like a drum
And my head slipped from a ..........

Oh gracious evening that now entombs me,
by the ghosts that mark this place.

Bear the truth that now enshrines me,
to the heart that gently speaks.

Let me be a man this ..........

We knew love had no space.
No choice, but to force it into
tight space. We handled with
delicate hands.

Anticipating expansion,
while we played like kids,
laugh like old ..........