Erica Crowe

LOSS

The wind blowing left to right

Sun shining for a cause unknown

Tears flowing like rivers of sadness

Thoughts of prayers, wishing to join

Flashes of color, yellow, red,

purple … to black

Nighted color black, consuming cotton,

nylon and polyester

Why this? Why now?

What are we learning?

Where is the lesson?

Time passing, reversing never

if only … if only

Pictures the only memory left

How can it be?

Colored pigment on concentrated

pressed paper, all that is left

Vaulted ceilings, Row after row

Perpendicular wood hanging

What is the meaning?

Not so sure anymore

Drops on the paper tissue

Try to stay strong,

Must stay strong

Feelings of sorrow consume the soul

How affected, How afraid

Never experienced such sorrow

Petals now beginning to wilt

Crumble and fall to the ground

Renew

Cold cement block of death

Such meaning

Why?