she waited with
arms outstretched,
waited for you
a thousand years,
an eternity
and when you returned,
she was still,
as you had left her
but her arms were
hardened twisted branches,
hanging roots, her fingers,
her heart, a squirrel's nest.
Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015 at 5:17 AM UTC
she waited with
arms outstretched,
waited for you
a thousand years,
an eternity
and when you returned,
she was still,
as you had left her
but her arms were
hardened twisted branches,
hanging roots, her fingers,
her heart, a squirrel's nest.
