Dust Bite Poem by Tiyiso Mavasa

Darkness fell upon me.
Like a statue I stood
Still, Stunned, shocked and shaken.
With owls eyes and my breath taken,
With only darkness visible,
only heartbeat beating in my eardrums,
As I gritted my teeth till they sank to the gums,
As My heart disintegrated to dust pieces,
Leaving me heartless and prone to heart diseases,
My reality unreal
When told it was dust you bit.
'We' disintegrated to 'I',
A life full of Wellness is now an Illness.
Your death mutilated me, my goddess.
I now see your face in dreams.
And the abyss in my heart grows deep.
My detained tears erupt out my eyes
When I realise you are sentenced to life in my mind.
Like my shadow, I always feel your presence by my side.
Your voice echoes whenever I'm calm and alone,
projections of memories whenever my eyes are closed.
And although I knew one day would be your last
I still wish it could have rained before you bit the dust.