I shall smear off these reds and blues
Painting the canvas of love
Over and over again
Till it's a deep shade of anguished purple
My evenings are smitten
With a hasty sunset
And a scarred moon

I shall write off these names,
Off my cavernous chest
I shall wipe all traces of these tears
Sliding down like mercurial memories
Happy one minute
And sad the next

I shall break my own heart
So you can't