I felt it break
my beaten heart
the pain teared open my soul
Shattered like glass
each piece contained the next
like fleshy holograms
I wanted to run
but in space suspended
the sharp truths hung like stars
Their beams of light
too bright for my eyes
like slicing machines they cut
I relived it all
collapsed on the floor
surrendered to fate finally
–
Many days later
I rose again
reborn from the fire and ash
The sun still shone
the birds still sang
I felt my breath and heart beat again
I saw back on a drama
as greek as it gets
of Achilles final home
The Divine Comedy
had unfolded in me
like a tragedy mask leaping through time
I felt a smile
wiped off the salt
and nodding in recognition
I stepped into the world once more
GRÅSKY 