as lovers multiply

bewildered mass
i'll contradict
the void that you create
persuasion is a
superman
a counter-act of fate
but what of death
so dark and near
repeated like a song?
the chaos lives
for only love
will miss me when i'm gone

i guess i love
the yours in mine
the keeping of the heart
protection and
security
divide me part by part
the brave retreat
without regret
no battle, field, or cry
you are not one
for all are lost
as lovers multiply

in parts of three
i leave you now
all equal, never whole
the oldest form
is premature
to explain away the soul
how far, how cold
how popular
to dream only to wake?
desert me now
(it's self-involved)
i build, i burn, i stake