this season of sorrow
had shifted
for I saw no remorse
in the rainbow’s reflection
her claws left their burden
and bound me
to her law
how she lashed out
and lost
her lone leashed companion
the tall tales of hardship
have taken their toll
though they bind my broken chest
like the first time
I heard death
when its heaven came
tumbling downward
foreshadowed
and a desiccance dreary
took reign of my heart
Max, or Not 