Fall
and
Rise
pagan flares flashing
in ritual rhythm
of Faustian fire
catching flight into schism
feverflame fading
to fruitless caprice
ripple edge whistle
a sigh for surcease
shrivel wind shivers
a chill on her breath
sibilant cipher
foreshadowing death
bloody surrender
her passion unfed
litter light failing
crinkle and wrinkle and curl into bed
to arise
in the wake
of rhetorical sleep
mother nature's untenable ache