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Sunday, January 1, 2017

And Further She Falls - POEM of the MONTH!




And Further She Falls

The sun pierces the last leaf on a neighboring tree,
Beams of bronze and ruby dance on her withdrawn hand
As a gentle wind whispers a progressive symphony.

To rest, to dream – the world folds in on itself;
Darkness surrenders to emerging fanciful colors,
A kaleidoscope of images drawn from her bookshelf.

A familiar detective greets an unfamiliar cliff;
A rabbit’s hole, she spirals through space and time,
With a machine to witness the scrawl of a hieroglyph.

Her heart and mind soar, yet the darkness takes hold;
From dream to scream – falling into deeper fathoms;
A charred calendar of a past day about to unfold.

And further she falls …

A shrieking list raises the bar to a dizzy height,
A fiery pair of eyes scorches through her paper heart
And a cold skyscraper shadows over her limelight.

And further she falls …

A familiar face distorts into an unfamiliar emotion,
A broken bottle drops into an abyss of neglect –
Her mind racing out of control, but in slow-motion.

And further she falls …

An imagination explodes from a thought singularity,
A mushroom of dread burns and crushes her chest –
But Hope appears, a single figure to reverse her polarity.

Outside is a Savior,
Outside is a Savior!

From screams to awaken – her world unfolds to a sunrise;
Seconds feel like minutes, minutes turn into seconds,
As the Morning Star wipes away her nightmarish cries.

A gentle wind whispers a progressive symphony,
Beams of gold and emerald dance on her outstretched hand
As the sun pierces the first leaf on a neighboring tree.

And further she falls,
Into the arms of her Savior!

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