her hair skims her back like seagulls over water
her eyes light up the night like stars are inside her
her heart thumping like an elephants step
her will to stay away
her feet never lose beat
her drive to run,
run away from him

the way the light in her eyes suddenly disappears
the way her words leave her lips
the way her springing legs stop
the way her thumping heart is gone
the way was there and now is not

The cold wind shatters me inside
as the darkness takes my life
the frost starts to spider up my skin
the soul that was there  is now nothing within
the tarp just holding as a house
the empty pockets, empty wallets
as if a mallet has taken my life
this is how it is now
as i am poor