It was

a moment

I will never

forget.



I watched

close I

listened  deep,



as your pain

was driven

into the

deep water.



and I am

certain.



Hell died

in your

eyes today.



and the

sun burned

all the

places in

your life

of doubt

and pain

naked,



parched

to ashes

and burnt

offerings.



and afterward



you  sat in

a field

of washed

out yellow

flowers,



and pecan

colored dirt.



and you

fingered round

circles over

and over again

in the Earth.



and above

your eyes

were miles

and miles

of jelly bean

clouds.



ready to

burst...

in celebration,



and your

once torn

soul whispered

to you

with salvation,



and for the

first time

in a long

time you

answered

back.