Night Echoes

~ Night Echoes ~

 

Beneath the barren moon

the night echoes with sacrifice

and not even the forest breeze

can coax forth the breath

she didn't realize she was holding

 

Footsteps only she can hear

relentless in her head

though his or hers, she isn't sure

she only knows the weight they bear

and the price of silence

 

Death by doubt - of heart or flesh,

the end result's the same

as it feeds on misconceptions;

a slow decline into wasted land

from which she cannot walk away

 

Beneath the barren moon

the sound of footprints fades

resolute, in their departure

and the collective sigh of dreams unrealized
filters out on the forest breeze.

 

© Dahlia Ramone: October 11, 2015

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia Week 34.8

Topic:  Night Echoes

 

Bonus Points:

(Hard, 2 pts):  Incorporate an Elmore Leonard quote (I didn't)

(Easy, 1 pt): Include the phrase "forest breeze"