PORTRAIT

Standing,

A slaughtered tree on a barren field

Naked branches, wither into carpet

A leaf detached from its nest

Swirl, twirl, whirl under a leaden breath

Watching yellow ribbons dancing mutely

As the sand falls until the last grain

Abandoned,

Sitting dried on a forbidding bench

Staring vacantly at auroral light

Condescending words shivers along

The piercing wind that invades mercilessly

Tip of a stare shivers down the core

Dawn me into perception I denied all along

Shattered,

Scattering pieces helplessly left behind

An unfinished puzzle wails for attention

Unwanted debris left for time to annihilate

Years, hours, minutes gone as seconds drip

Unframed memory dims into dark shades of gray

Resuscitate by traces of unsolicited reminiscent