Veins and capillaries have become so dry,
color of brown so fragile to the slightest touch
once could hold and softly caress
feel the tenderness of all that flowed
beneath the skin
The brittleness has replaced all that was
the naked eye rejects the beauty of yesteryear
in memories, nothing has aged or changed
edges that once would curve and bend
now so rigid with crevices and cracks
In a time not so distant ago, anchored
and swayed in the strongest of winds
today will take flight with the slightest
breeze. No cares are left as it drifts
and meanders further away
Fighting and struggling yet unable to
reach the ground. Caught in a storm
though the sun is bright. Internal peace
is fraught with an external guide. Torment is
hidden with an outward glow
Life has left it in an inactive state. Long
to be sheltered and protected by all that
can be but the haunting of all the past
struggles now will begin. The passage of
time becomes too great to bear.
Soon all will come to a futile end, succumb,
and lay on the cold damp ground. Come winter
and the inclement weather will allow all to break
down. Stagnant air on the settled dust is all
that’s left. The hope of a nurturing love come Spring
and perhaps with luck, a new life begins.
INSTANT NOODLES 