born of fire ruled by air
drift net strands of icicle sea
melt into the deep.  he was taken 
by the water blue of her eyes
walls of purgatory built in
dreams after the hours of darkness 
walls predestined to be 
undone.  eyes unveil with 
every careful knot as 
she stretches out her soul
he searches her energies of 
light for lies.  incertitude 
turns the air to umber 
certainty turns the air to white 
water meeting fire one soul 
cut two ways more than flesh 
and blood can bear as one.



29 sept 01
M Madison