She rests so softly in that seat; <br />Her heart searing with pain. <br />Grief haunts her every thought with loss <br />As the sky floods in rain. <br /> <br />“Take me to a distant place <br />Where I may ache alone. <br />My warmth has died an awful death; <br />Tonight I must atone.” <br /> <br />Her driver drove a darkened trail <br />Through a nocturnal lane. <br />The somber oak upon the trees <br />Made her eyes throb in pain. <br /> <br />The forest’s vision marked her hard <br />With its inhuman eye. <br />It knew her predetermined course: <br />A death she can’t defy. <br /> <br />“Let up the brakes! My spouse awaits.” <br />She gaited from her ride. <br />The twilight sharpened by the moon <br />Let loose a lustrous tide. <br /> <br />“My husband! Please forgive my fault. <br />She holds my spite, not you. <br />Tonight we will sleep together; <br />Your amour is overdue.” <br /> <br />The gleaming stars spiked her dull blade; <br />Her veins intense with thrill. <br />She grazed her neck and ruby red <br />Began to slowly spill. <br /> <br />Her comely face veiled many lies <br />And no man would assume <br />That this young widow held inside <br />An infant in her womb.<br /><br />Travis Lepine<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/taxi-5/
