“The Covert Eclipse”
When long at last my auburn waves grew,
My head stood up with pride anew.
When long at last my face was clear,
With bruises gone I had less fear.
Forgotten was his stench of beer,
After all he was my dear.
Time stood still for just a day,
As it seemed his love would forever stay.
Until one day at the grocer I spent too much,
And he pushed me against the china hutch.
He yelled that it was just useless crap,
Then gave me a horrible nose breaking slap.
I stood for a moment with no surprise.
I’m gone is what I began to surmise.
Numb to the pain I floated above
Like prey I was a scarlet dove.
I couldn’t see where the truth was at.
I buried my soul like a cat covering scat.
I was lower than low yet I was on the moon.
How could my life be over so soon.
I sat down and ate some nourishing cheese
Then quietly I began to wheeze,
Because in my chest was empty space
That made a silent lonely place.
I wondered if anyone with a mind that is sound
Could open up the hollowed ground
And bring me back my polished star
To place within my empty jar.