As the Light Fades

White doves flutter, dying words whisper Silence becomes haunting as Angels sing A lone filtered light with its soft glister Cast a shadow aloft from a dove's wing This arrow of light pierces the dusk gray To my knees, I fall and pray for you love Touch the small casket where your body lay And seek questions unanswered from above I found no comfort in your final breath Forgive me, as I drink this bitter wine Release me from a vow before your death As lost love chokes me with its shadowed twine This poison turns lips into darker shades And brings a silent dark as the light fades 4/18/16