Remembrance

Cause of death: unknown

is what I tell people
when I talk about the day
your weatherworn heart stopped

[Inside]
Decades of battle between
Light vs. dark
The calm vs. the storm
Cycles of anguish marked by
The bottles you hid in your closet
The cheap rock you took solace with
on especially dim days
[Outside]
A global pandemic
A sudden vortex
Vomited from a nauseous sky
In its wake:
Death, destruction, darkness
A thick grey weighted blanket
lining earth’s atmosphere

Was it one of those gloomy days

and you leaned too hard on
the bottle, the rock
Or did your weary heart resign
I fear for mishap
I dread intention

For now
The storm outside rages on
and I look for ways
to ensure
You are not forgotten
in the rubble

By: Chelsea Stevenson