Her mind ponders, <br /> <br />Overwhelming her <br /> <br />Like the debilitating heat of the desert <br /> <br />where the tumbleweeds fade away and die <br /> <br />before the glassy sun burns away a lifetime of crystals, <br /> <br />The glistening waters of the high seas <br /> <br />So far away, a place <br /> <br /> where the vultures roam. <br /> <br />She looked around but you weren’t anywhere... <br /> <br />You used to say that you would never die, <br /> <br />But she took the wrong meaning into her heart. <br /> <br />Her sea rages wildly with despair, <br /> <br />Deep blue like the blue depths of the ocean, <br /> <br />A sapphire blue. <br /> <br />Then there’s the place where all God’s children rest <br /> <br />When they’re stuck at a crossroad. <br /> <br />She saw you there. <br /> <br />You and her, sisters of nature, <br /> <br />sisters of heaven, <br /> <br />and sisters of earth <br /> <br />Your usually calm, <br /> <br />But your sweet eyes grew full of tears, <br /> <br />Bitterly falling one after one into a river, <br /> <br />then the river of your life turned red in blood. <br /> <br />Her eyes watched in horror. <br /> <br />Slowly and deadly your heart became poisoned, <br /> <br />But what could make you so blind, <br /> <br />That you disappeared without saying good-bye, <br /> <br />Not a word came out of your mouth. <br /> <br />You became like desolation in its grave <br /> <br />When once the night sky was a realm of stars <br /> <br />And the sun shone brightly in summer skies <br /> <br />You were there to share the calmness <br /> <br />But now she stands here <br /> <br /> in midst of the tall grass <br /> <br />And only the heat of the desert <br /> <br />remains.<br /><br />Shayna Butcher<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crossroads-24/
