Vows

Look, the body, stuck in time,

Shows no sign of weakness, wait -

It's in the warp and weft of him

A knot unravelling, tempted fate

What of her, in floral white,

What of her, her hopes and dreams?

Not cracked clay, the endless fight

Not this stretching at the seams

Trapped in time

This amber life

Unaware of future strife

So much anger generated

So much pain still to be felt

So much toxicity experienced

So much loss, never reunited

Never to return, the chapter concluded

Much as it’s wanted, it has gone

Never to make whole again

New suitors on the scene

Don’t ask, don’t tell

Drown, don't wave,

You frozen things

Holding broken wedding rings