anonymous

never having climbed too far

she hadn't far to fall ...

her choices were not easy ones

with her back against the wall ~

 the steady sound of water drips

was all that she could hear …

their ever rising levels

added fuel to her fears ~

she couldn’t jump – she couldn’t stay

she knew she’d die here either way …

with arms uplifted, clutching air

her final debt was paid.

may she rest in peace.

© Debbie Finlay

07-27-2011

taking it away

taking it away

even though she turned her back

and wished it all to fade to black

it was done and she could not ask

to make it right again …

the wild winds hammered through her soul

and left her feeling numb and cold

so before her heart could grow more old

her mind turned to stone …

she’d come too far to go back now

truth be told, she didn’t know how

so she kept her solemn vow

and waited for the end …

the  flames that shot through crumbling walls

could not calm her rage at all

so while the roof began to fall

she ran into the flames –

shouting out his name.

© Debbie Finlay

01-04-2012