– Paradise Reformed – (Paradisus Amissa Part 3) –
Crystal rainbows sparkle across her breast,
as sunshine in the glass of storm windows
set at sideways angles against the lower wall
reflect his approaching footsteps,
entering the room to rendezvous with love.
She’s hiding her tears in waterfalls,
building walls of rusted steel,
crashing back and forth between
these greater shades of gold and grey.
But with the nightmare now passing,
they have lived to see another day.