stillfugue

Her maroon heat

Blows through,

Elegance,

Flowing,

Large, glancing,

Whispering,

Making big, beautiful

Life,

Spot lit and multiplying,

Opening space and bringing

Warmth,

Around her,

Surrounding her,

And she wrestles away,

She steals and

Flies away with

My spirit,

Briefly,

Taller than sky,

Bigger than whipped cream,

Sweeter than chocolate,

And then

Sudden and

Startling

Emptiness.

Just like hospitals, huge

Hallways, tunnels,

Blaring frozen, clean,

Shining

Metals,

Wet.  Slick.

My heart is stuffed

Back into my throat.

The throat is frozen.