PULSE Beats

We heard the spirits wailing to those that mourned

Walking silently in crowd’s midst in aching steps

PULSE beats in remembrance of those who died

Blackened building hiding in ebony sky in shame

Memorial growing to honor those killed in vain

Cowardly terrorist leaving legacy of senseless violence

We paused for a moment to watch bereaved

Line up in hundreds, paying tribute with token flowers

We felt the ghosts surrounding us in eternal silence

Pervasive shadows casting sorrowful presence

As shivers touched our spines in sympathy

For innocents who died when breaths were snuffed.

In Memoriam to all those who died tragically in Orlando.