Skyrise

 

The once still sky

Sings as they fly,

Magnificent,

Free,

Alive...

One hundred thousand

Butterflies rise.

Listen

 

Broken Doll,

Heart of black tar.

Melting,

Melting,

Disappearing. No More!

 

A friend,

In silence,

Ghost from the past.

Speaking,

Listening,

She hears. At last.

A baby cries

Into the air -

Nobody hears her,

She is not there.

 

A child's voice

Screams inside -

Afraid the Wolf,

In darkness hides.

 

A young girl screams

At a waiting world -

Butterflies broken wings,

Unfurled.

 

A woman hides

Her soul away -

Silence,

Her price to pay.

 

To hold a babe in gentle arms,

Speak words of comfort to a child,

To quieten a youngsters rage,

And settle every debt she'll pay.

 

To walk together,

Linking arms...

Supporting, comforting,

Loving, calm.