Haiku Story Fragment

(Dedication: In Memorium, Jane Reichhold, haiku poet) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once upon then Only men wrote haiku; Jane broke trends when? ~~~~~~~~~ Eulogy lines Fate oversees; Suicide note ~~~~~~~~~ Death by choice Broken by water; Drowning excavation ~~~~~~~~~ Famous haiku poet Pain drowns life; Fibromyalgia ~~~~~~~~~ So much reason Drowns ripe season; Decay instructs ~~~~~~~~~ Pain gathers more More than enough; Death cascades store ~~~~~~~~~ Words feel strange Strange pain reflex; A drowning dance ~~~~~~~~~ Sad feels so true Siren sings the blues; Stray thoughts of you ~~~~~~~~~ Dawn reveals A new hymn here; Light elevates ~~~~~~~~~ Purpose plans Passion acts; Death attends ~~~~~~~~~ To create more Destroy old scores; Construct new yarn ~~~~~~~~~ Sad misery weeps Sober strange sleep; Dreamy moments creep ~~~~~~~~~ Craft in sure draft Simple words sum; Draft upon craft ~~~~~~~~~ Mortal fate hangs Noose upon pain; A broken brief ~~~~~~~~~ Well-lived life Words on water; Quitting par excellence ~~~~~~~~~ If you must know: Exit speaks hush; Unfinished business ~~~~~~~~~ Last page stolen Forfeit that urge; Pain suffocates reach ~~~~~~~~~ Joy knows a way Construct destruct; Forced full-stop embossed ~~~~~~~~~ Here lives lines Story fragment torn; No more pain perhaps? ~~~~~~~~~ Words urge Worth tiles; Craft smiles ~~~~~~~~~ Quest suspended Last page unsung; Abrupt page break ~~~~~~~~~ Simple lines stray Words cannot stay; Feel new strokes play ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 05 January 2017 Singapore