when I see you, I see mystery - a pale moon's beauty behind a veil of cloud

...I didn't want you flawless - I have a bare wall at home that's flawless - I wanted your character trapped in the amber of your skin...

...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...

...when I met you, you were so beautiful, the air around you vibrated with color ...

...I don't just wish you rain, Beloved - I wish you the beauty of storms...

...I looked in the window, wanting to stay - it rained, yet I remained...because you were so lovely...

...don't you realize a flawless profile means nothing when a mere smile drives me to desperation? Don't you covet that power?..

...I've known damnable beauty - the turgid pull of swirling blackness - but in the end, it's futile - purity alone redeems...

...you ask me why I compare you to stars - it's simple - that's where your goddess has fled...