Paralysis

The soul
felt a terrible ache,
the years went
slowly numb
in a spread of paralysis,
of shock,
an inward emptiness
in her soul.
Like dead leaves crumpling
to powder,
blown away on the wind.

Unfulfilled Wish

In her dreams
time would stop
in a place of emptiness
of every unfulfilled wish,
and every unspoken word.