The crimson woman has fallen
And no one saw
She died alone
She cried out
But no one heard
The silence was saturated with people crying wolf
Distracted by their fortune
While children starved
There wasn’t space
There wasn’t time
No present
No presence
Just blind pride
So her cries flew on the wind
She fell amidst many
But none saw her demise
She had fire in her eyes until she drew her last breath
And the flames evaporated her tears
Before they reached the bloodstained earth beneath her face
Her body was warm from the steam
It rose off her
Like chanting incense
Silently sending incantations into the air
Telling tales that no one wanted to hear
Mirroring reflections that no one wanted to see
Of sorrow
And of love
She mourned alone
Unable to fathom
It carried her away
She ran out of cries
She ran out of tries
She stopped running altogether
Numb and silent
She lost her mind
And the hungry ravens ate the crumbs that could have led her home.
Fractal Zenith 