Significant Warning

Domestic chains burned away

The spirit of the wild,

Turning dreams to ash

Sprinkled upon the floor

Mixed with the dust of the day,

Awaiting their final voyage

Tossed aside for dutiful chores-

As the flowers went unwatered,

Petals browning and withering

Beneath a sun meant to destroy,

Not nourish like years passed,

Veins turned brittle,

Unable to feed limbs,

Roots no longer capable of holding

Of supplying a tortured soul-

Turning body to vessel

Holding only empty mind-

A zombie standing where a goddess

Once spoke to faithful followers,

Devoid of beauty

As blush turns to gray

The sickening shade of a life

Without purpose-

A voice once used to encourage

Sealed shut with stitches,

Blood set to dry-

Crusting lips,

A woman forgotten

Behind closed doors-

Awaiting the flames

That will take her away

And rejoin her with the remains

Of dreams she once wandered through

And moments of silent peace

She never appreciated.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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