Forever Yours

She wrapped his heart in yellowed paper,

quilted love cushioning his words,

crumbling promises tattered and worn.

Gray ashes left from uncontrolled passion,

once vibrant images buried in wet mud,

brackish tastes of all that ensued.

Tangled souls turned to stone -

scattered bones their only trophy.

Stars and moon turning their backs

on lingering fingerprints of love,

erased hopes and memories

through battled turbulent water.

Letters no longer keeping them warm,

love buried deeply beneath the ground.