Pieces

I found her again Broken into naked pieces Scattered to the heavens Offered for redemption There were faded footprints Echoes of embers' flight Burned vestiges Night's pillaged light I felt love’s ruin Ashes eating Eden’s seed Flickering barbs of sacrifice Life's stillborn dreams There was still hope Clinging to blackened feet Coddling one another Beneath quivering sheets I found her again Midnight makeup bled I touched her weeping hand As I knelt beside her bed