An empty aching cavern.
Hollow, echoing, bleeding.
A heart cut from place,
And instead lies a stone
Heavy in my chest
Thudding against my ribs.
I see soutchers in my chest,
The incision a kiss,
The threads a departure.
The stars have fallen from the Heavens,
Landing lightly on my lips,
Burning with celestial fire,
Haunting my dreams with images
Of soft nimbus lips,
Rays of sunlight eradicating sadness
From your eyes of night.
I know my years among the trees,
The fields of satyrs,
Woods of men.
Butterflies flooding my willow body.
I vomit the cocoons
Watching the winged and sweet-footed bugs
Unfold and fly away.
Nerves.