One last rain shower shimmers on leaves,
Green, now their reds and purples emerge;
Water shines, collects and drops like tears from hurt eyes,
Soon dry; soundless. Then still.
Shrunken, then brittle, their skin dissolves
Leaving bones, abandoned passions,
Grasping air in a stiff uncertain hold;
A hand, soft and warm outstretched, now empty.
Somewhere your voice; in between silence.
Somewhere that joy turned inward, then cold,
The sweetness drained, crystalized in icy breath.
A scratch in your throat; a question unanswered.
So ask, and ask aloud.
Stand among the dead and dying and cry out the soul within;
Shed the fears like an old coat, trample the worries;
Run screaming, joyful, demanding.
Then stand together, trembling fingers on soft cheeks.
No cold, no distance, warmth; then touch, then taste.
The light that you are, the being whole;
The voice you have, inviting. Hold me.
We are these things between us, these ebbs and flows,
the silence, the noise; the distance, wanting.
Cry out, the silence breaks; the light from your eyes,
The darkness fades. Break this chrysalis. This love; now.
Dance. In your red dress. Push back the walls and laugh.
Dance. Run screaming, joyful, demanding.
Dance.
And be.
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About michaelstephendaigle
I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards;
The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
