Numbers 11-13-2010 Poem by Heather Burns

Dedicated to the late great poet Afzal Shauq

Dreams of
a lifetime
crashed,
vanished
caused by
a roaring
thunder.

Falling
around
her feet
lying in
pools
of tears
freshly
cried.

Numbers
11-1 3-2010
remain
forever
etched
on the
pages of
her heart.

Eons
flashed,
the past
came
rushing in
his face
appeared
over and
over
again.

A silver
cord
stretched
to the
point of
breaking
snapped
a life
fell apart.

A heart
bowed in
despair
quaked at
the thought
of this
happening.