by Christina Issa
love is a drain
an endless pipe leaking
acid rain
she carries the words
from mountaintops
all that heavy weight
cannot fill a blank screen
a white page
no beauty left to convey
love is a pain
because you feel so much
all at once
over and over
and while I cannot refrain
from infecting the others
the needle doesn't even
know my name
isn't it strange
that I have nothing to say?
where the words of my genius
once filled my eyes
and leaked from my fingers
love has replaced words
only silence remains
