I escaped in a stroke of fury
breaking the dense air
with a breath.
and I left with a trail
of remorseful voice
swallowing the tears that didn't fall.
I flooded my soul
to cover my eyes
and ate grief by grief
at dawn when the sun returned.
I undressed each word,
every line of reality,
and I gave my soul to heaven
my body to the ground
my love to remembrance