​limina

hi! i posted elegy before, but it was incomplete.
ode is the final evolution ~ a beautiful, shiny pokémon.
elegy and ode are two poems meant to be read as one.

together, they form LIMINA — the thresholds.

ELEGY.

you died
the moment you based your worth on him.

but carving his name
into your chest
isn’t devotion —

it’s ownership.

welcome to the herd.

he tells you he loves you
only after you’ve bled out.

he whispers his gratitudes,
trailing kisses,
up and down your corpse.

there will be no burial.
your headstone
is a ledger of faded names.

he eulogizes himself,
thanks you for your sacrifice.

he promises
your death
was not in vain.

“what an exceptional woman,”
he mourns.
“an angel — gone far too soon.”

when asked your name,
he hesitates.

he laughs.

he gazes
at the woman before him.

“well that doesn’t matter anymore,
now does it?”

he says,
nudging your body
with his foot.

he grins.

“i would love
to know yours, though.”

ODE.

we moved your body to the pyre
set you alight
in the burning sun

we spread your ashes in the garden
amongst the flowers
you once loved

hibiscus and daffodil

shimmering

under a dusting
of finely crushed stars

your soul
rooted in soil

reclaimed
by
mother earth

you blossom
to bloom

amongst the flowers
you once loved