In the ravine of sleep

This entry is for Monday Mural at Poefusion.


Image by guavaguavalamp from Photobucket.

in the ravine of sleep
oceans of eyes dripping tears
down a deserted beach

she walks alone
drench in earth's water
but she takes delight in the cloudburst

a moment of peace
suddenly disappears
into the darkness of a car

it rolls over onto its tummy
crashing into a coconut tree
she slips out in a haze

in the open darkness
she calls to him, "where are you?"
its reply - a fading echo

she turns to see him still inside the dark hood
his eyes spilling over with pain
she reach out her hands to him

for a moment she holds his hand in hers
darkness enfolds her eyes
she can hear herself screaming his name into the night

she opens her eyes to the lights
of the sun filtering through the shade
alone, she falls back to bed

she turns to the empty space beside her
spreads her fingers on the cold sheets, feeling no presence
and knew he was really gone