From Here To Eternity
“From Here to Eternity”
For three days
she fought the acrid taste
of despair, roamed
upon the treacherous slopes
of a dark lair.
She could smell
the burning of their flesh
still raw red
Could hear their cries
of stagnant regret
The screams
of their condemnation
The desolation
of their resignation.
They matched her quelms
but they couldn't know
For in these realms
they only know their own.
But when they looked
into her eyes, they knew,
they saw the light
coming from inside
her agonized soul,
Her tears, the salt
that healed the wounds
of their terrible plight.
Oh! They wanted to stay,
follow her wherever
whatever the danger
they'd have to face,
but it wasn't the right time
her smile, from a heart
that knew what was right.
They could only bow
their profound wonderment
as they saw
the new road that opened
to them, atonement.
Then she felt Him,
her Lord, and husband
looking down from the hill
in the distance.
She wiped her tears,
was dressed like a bride
and all who were near
could hear the choir
of angels sing
songs of cheers.
Carried upon the wings
of Pegassus so gracefully
she was placed
upon the steps to the entry
of the Peace Palace.
By CarolineCecile
© 09.18.12
Copyright © Caroline Cécile Delacroix | Year Posted 2012
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