Bare tree
Naked rosebush
Spiking the dawn
Dripping drops of dew
The tears I cannot shed
My heart a mayhem of crows
Swooping on a single seagull
Outside in the Green
Where we played by day
And partied by night
Until grief disfigured our joy
Love fatally fractured
The man has died
He who became my enemy
We made our peace
A defrosting
Long before it was too late
Yet still a broken legacy
Remains
The wounds of hate
The scars of love
Debris of human frailty
We must stand still
And wait for God
To win the victory
For us all
(January 2020)
