BodyNever Forget

She can't quite picture his lips
The sincerity in his smile
The scar through his right eyebrow
The dark hair that fell into his eyes when he looked down
The hands that held her
The comfort in the sound of him breathing next to her
The voice that steadied her
These things she can no longer picture
And this haunts her
And everyday gets harder

He doesn't enter her dreams as often
Though it still hurts
Like a winter chill that freezes all your thoughts to one person

The agony under her ribs near bursting
The feeling of their love making
Remembered is the way it felt when they entangled their fingers
The warmth of his kisses
The certainty of love
Saying this must be it

She's forgotten
The exact shade of his eyes
The crease of his brow
The curve of his back
She writes his name on her hand every morning
Although the dementia is eating away at her brain
She won't forget his name
She'll never forget his name

BodyMy Grandmother

Warming lights surround you
Quilting the sharp silence
Outside dawn begins
Earth starts stretching
Straightening out the nots
Caught from hours of slumber
Night moves on to blacken
another sky
And Calmness stills the room
All is as it should be

Your drifting in an endless sleep
I know not if you'll wake
Or lay your eyes on me once
more
Softening my heavy heart
As death appears, he waits by
your side
Silently
Head dipped in respect
In white and gold robes
I ask him for more time
An hour, a day, a second
His comforting eyes say no
It is your time
You must go

Aged hands under silken skin
That have tended plants, raised
children,
Healed hearts, comforted souls
Loose their warmth
A last breath escapes your
lungs
I look at death pleadingly
But nothing can be done
I have to let you go now
You must do this alone

Death picks up your soul up as
an orb
Glittering like a large diamond
To ferry you to your kin
I see them through the void
waiting

never again will we sit on the
porch
As dew wakes up the grass
Trees shacking off the night
Just talking
Soaking up the invaluable
wisdom
That resided deep within you
Every snippet a precious  gem
Id buried them within
Where no other can steal them

I show no tears
As they only fuel pain
From a young age
You taught me to be brave
Knowing my life would shatter
me
More often than not I'd feel
senseless pain
Somehow you knew my path
was not to be easy
I was born with thunder raging
inside of me
Your compassion carried me
Over potholes and rocky paths
Your soothing voice steadied
me
Till I made it safely past
Inside of me a hatred boiled so
you explained how understand
That I was lucky
Then this wisdom you taught
me

As I lay out your body
Readying you for your last
journey
I wonder
Did i tell you enough
Of the love and admiration i
had for you
I was blessed everyday with
you
Did i make you aware
Without you I'd be crushed
Were you aware
You made life easier
The road slightly smoother
Life not so daunting
Teaching me never to give up
Hope

My mother weeps at your side
Your legacy missed her
gracefully
She will never know the
desilute feeling
As thunder rages inside
For this I smile gratefully
Wrapping your body for
eternity
Happy you left peacefully
And not just your jam recipe
Was handed down to me

Just a smile
While passing the bar
It's all he needs
So he watches her
Long legs, blonde hair
As the music beats through her chest
Arms swinging above her head
Provocatively swaying her hips back and forth
Dancing just for him on the open floor
Men mesmerized by this utter stunner
Making him jealous, he's getting angrier
A magnificent woman
A goddess if there ever is one

Later he lays her out on a bed of silk
Fanning her hair like liquid gold
Tempting her with his delicate touch
For this night they're in love
Caressing her hips with his manly hands
Devouring her body with his own
Tantalizing tasting her lips with his tongue
A naked Angel he's just won
As she quivers beneath his touch
One last breath escapes her mouth
She is quiet, she is spent
Shuddering from her warm embrace
Removing his hands from her throat
Quietly leaving after collecting his clothes
Carefully not being seen or his wife will know

An Angel was found in the woods today
Naked from head to foot
On a makeshift bed of leaves
The most beautiful woman you've ever seen
Long hair, golden silk
She'd been drugged, ***** and killed