Before 8 transitioned into 9
Two different bodies of water
With flashing blinding circling lights
Tulips overlapped; a re-blooming flower

A flower picked
may be short-lived,
but its birth
and death
was meant
to celebrate
this event,
of having courage
to love again.

An angel
and a devil
lives inside a container.

The angel reigns,
writes flowery, sugary kindness
to everyone she meets.

In no time though,
she was abused,
battered and fooled.

And so the devil steps in,
shoving the angel behind him saying,
"Your reign is finished."

The light was veiled,
hidden and sealed,
so that no one can see her pain.

All must be dealt
with darkness—
it's to eat or be eaten.

The angel looked up
at the devil's back—
it is to her utter shock.

**The devil's power
wasn't for destruction and gore,
but was meant to protect her.