She tumbled from the sky that night <br />White washed and too familiar <br />Holding cotton candy dreams <br />In her hand <br />Timidly, she set down <br />And begged the earth <br />To take her in <br />Even then <br />Her heart just wouldn’t <br />Let go <br />The sky <br /> <br />*** <br />(She could still hear the echoes <br />Apple pie lies and emptiness <br />Hopeless, she couldn't bear to listen) <br />*** <br /> <br />She convinced herself not to cry <br />Wanted but unacceptable now <br />Rejecting the memories that <br />Lingered behind <br />She smiled, as the night <br />Breathed her in <br />Just when <br />A single stubborn tear <br />Fell from <br />Her eye <br /> <br /> <br />And I.... <br />I wasn't brave enough to ask her why.<br /><br />Christine Austin Cole<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/air-born/
