stillness came to be her breath

with a tilt of her head
and laughter in her eyes
she waved a half hearted good-bye
to those who stood
where angels had fallen
their eyes pale and sunken

snow drifts down to white out
the stained concrete
preserved below the broken sheets
of shattered glass
that had been floors above
before pain's final shove




stars blinked back their tears
as life turned to death
and stillness came to be her breath