lit up like a rose

as the tide takes the shore
like an overpowering army
assaulting the walls of an enemy,
laying siege to the heart

so she has broken in
in the middle of the night
slipped past the ventricles deep
into the inner chambers

so she has stolen away his thoughts
a bandit of the soul
an unconscious brigand
that ravaged without knowledge

lit up like a rose in the sun
like the moon in her eyes
the faith of a child
timber seared by fire

a dam breaking loose
the last vapors of breath
the gods coming undone
and falling from heaven

each glance
heavy as the newborn cry and
every word
light as rain.

~ by d3ovolent3 on June 18, 2009.