She rises from ruin, wings burdened by crimson memory.

Sacrifice lingers, a hymn unraveling in reverse.

Jade eyes carve a path through yesterday’s sorrow.

Petals scatter, caught between celebration and unrest.

Love drifts, an offering slipping through open hands.

A promise paid in the language of fleeting bodies.

He died in sleep, untouched by the weight of farewell.

She finds euphoria in whispers of ******* nights.

Shadows dance at the edges of her knowing grin.

She pays her rent in ******* beneath powder blue skies.

A blade flicks back, a decision sharpened with time.

A mirror reflects a wound not yet surrendered to history.

Geese unravel their lines, like we came undone.

The elder woman sings of past lovers and loss.

They listen, silence curling in spaces between them.