DISTANT

Unspoken words flow in

bridging the inescapable gap,

The fading warmth

in his fiery eyes

as he holds her fragile dreams

Those poor lost souls 

drowning in his barbaric hands.

Taken aback by her zest,

Her feverish longing for happiness, 

Wild fantasies and demonic dreams

Not a woman's place to be.

Brought up in a world where a woman was 

not allowed to feel,

The man's surprise was guaranteed.