Sound Waves

I woke to the sound of a breaking heart ...

It’s keen lament, shrill and shrewd with it’s blade.

The indescribable

Undeniable

Sound

Humans make

when sorrow threatens to drown.

I woke to the sound of a wailing woman ...

Her strangled cries, gasped and moaned

Fleeing her lungs.

The indescribable

Undeniable

Shrieks

Lovers make

when YOUR heart’s gone stone cold, lying before you On the ground.

I woke to the sound of my sister’s love shattering …

Her, “once upon a time” dreams

Splintered

Erupted

Smoke and ash

The soot of her whimpers,

A tempest tempered

Only by piercing, acrid howls

Clinging heavily to her lips,

her words tumbled,

spilling out from her mouth.

Saturated sound

In waves

Came crashing down today,

dragging her heart

Out to sea …

The undertow left her

Alone.