soul space revolves inward
displaces innocent spaces
whatever it was that filled
your body in the first place.

this occurs without warning
in your mind’s necropolis
like lightning separated
from thunder, rain and pain;

your heart then,
          creates a black hole;
          a torn portent draining stars,
then
          heaven dies in your mind
          killing angels,
then
          imagination and memory ebb
          and cease to return,
then
          dreams are depleted along with love
          and all things that resembles love.

Montage Vol. 6 • August 2002