Remnants

Like the residuum of a lingering illness
A cough here, a spasm there, an ache

So do you nest in, fragment like, a shiver
Chafed, remnants of a love gone, frayed ends

Remnants of a story unsaid, fading sunset
All remnants,  remains of the day, extant

Welcome Back

Oh yeah, welcome back
I have missed you
The walls have been up
And I have been building more

High up, higher and higher
Reinforced, dungeon dark
And tough, oh so tough
Till came a flicker

The lightest of touch
Butterfly wings, feather-like
A gentle breeze. Enough!
A smile tipping off the edge

Of eyelashes that caress your
Heart barely so. Fingers that
Electrify, sun-burst, lightening
Fireworks across the sky

Welcome back
Welcome back to ecstasy
And to agony; soul-sisters
To the blues and my shine too


January 2014