Slaughter

It is all around me
Fragmented and smelly
I am just bone
Standing at dusk alone and
Feeling a caustic chill against me

The rest of me, in pieces
Scattered all about
Sliced like trout from a hook
Ripped like your favorite page from your favorite book
Who the hell are you to destroy my masterpiece?

What have you done?
I try to speak but you have taken my tongue
Blood is not the worst part
It is watching my heart flop like a fish
Standing witness to its agony
And knowing the tide is out for good

From where I stood
Your shadow was a mile long
I stood from dusk till dawn
Watching you fade
The curtain of darkness cascaded over this wicked mess
I begged for your trail to fade too
So it would be impossible to follow you

I stood till my bones gathered dust
Till it was all just rotting mush and there was nothing left to save
I stood till your trail was gone and a road was paved
But I still could not find my way

You are a machete
Blade is clean
Heartbeat steady

I am alone in my demise
A pile of lonely bones
Still waiting for the tide to rise.