Nov 01, 2007 13:48
He smiled
And she
Took his
Grace
Like the
Coming of
Fall
In
Spring
And
Forgave him
His
Imperial gifts
Of painted
Gold
And wings
And took
The bud
Of Summer
Time
As the
Dizzy daisies
Bloomed
Laced her
Throat
With
Silk
And acid
To sing
Of love
And
Moon
She watched
The
Sunrise
Grow dark
And the
Nightfall
Lose its
Way
To scrape
Her knees
On chalk board
Floors
And
Wash her
Blood
In clay
His face
Was on
Her
Wall
At night
And Jesus
In the
Sun
Shed worship
Her body
With his
Picture framed
Smile
And
On her
Knees
For the
Holy One
He watched her
Grow
And disappear
Upon orchards
Of deadened
Hope
With sunken
Eyes
Of regret
And lust
To fade
Away
In smoke