One Last Tear

Squeezed and bequeathed from the schisms of fear A shibboleth opened as the ground swallowed her void Final farewells in blood ink cracking inferno and soul One step from the abyss and the lure of canyon below Jasmine stumbled to an exquisite conclusion her eyes Cast lacrimal torrents in wet wild withering streams Aghast in terminal turmoil and hooked to the cliff face One bare string attached threadbare shreds by a tether Currents had run dry but she managed an ultimate drop To smoothen the voyage and slip into teasing caress She let go on passionate falls and slipped on what remained Of one last tear oozing into torn halves of unknown suspense Jasmin licked her scarred wounds in taste of scary freedom and Promised herself that holding on was simply not good enough 03rd February 2019