Desperate Currents

For of this heart, a branded stain- Unrecognized, draped of lingering whys found amidst clouded chapters now written on merciless skies Beneath a foot bridge peering up as footsteps approach waiting, counting the cracks in the board in filtered light absorbed Debris collects in the corners of my forced smile, raspy tones invade what once was my voice, though now words float more harm than good Two silhouettes, hand in hand, him and her pulling on the edges of my heart, seizing it, tearing it, spitting on the waste now carelessly tossed to the side Quickly the creek rises, cold water reaching my chest, numbing, if only temporarily the pain, filling the gaping hole, flooding my senses Now as shadows fall on this puddle’d earth and footprints disappear over the crest of what was once love… I cry, fearing the ripples as my tears follow desperate currents slowly washing me away