After all is forgotten
Although I have already
Fallen apart
My body still aches
I find myself again
Swimming in the shallows
My aliferous hours escaping
In this shadowed place
The tangled pathways in my soul
Filled with fragrant roses
And sweet magnolias
Freely blooming in the dark
Lingering memories
Open the deepest wounds
And in my heart
The rain still falls
© Ann Bagnall
