FALLEN ANGEL
she fell towards me
and though i couldn't
catch her
she fell away
with broken fingernails
painted ghost white
she fell away
her beauty fading
into night
she fell away
half awake
i caught
myself
dreaming of her
and how i let
her fall away
i face the truth
a toothless
grin
i couldn't hold
her
withered hand
snow white days
call to
her
call our names
but we can't
breathe
midnight thought
of coming
death
aroused a searing heat
and still i let
her fall away
---ryan shaw ©