Remembering
how things once were

much like the sun
swerves out of blur

when I commence
my next descent

retracting wings
disorient

lapse
collapse

toward rushing ground
the crater where I would be found

should I relive the loss of you
then spiral flightless from the blue.

Collecting strength to persevere
as dust clouds slowly disappear

I gather sparks
inflaming love

return to burning
surge above

the detritus
of perished days

baptized

timeless

eyes ablaze.