Cloud Dusted Dawning

By Tracy Schruder

I watched her essence fade
Like tail lights traveling down a dusty dirt road
I heard the song leave her voice
Like a bell that lost its chime

She’s more hollow now
Empty in spaces, starving for growth
I watched her silhouette morph
Like a BarbraPapa
Like her need to be seen had manifested wholly in her body
In the most undesirable ways

I watched as her shining blue eyes turned grey
Like a cold steel that burns to the touch
She passed away before my eyes
To the place that remains unnamed

I watched an angel wake up, slightly
I watched a woman realize she’s mighty
I watched an empty vessel fill with light
She began to shine on the darkest of nights

I watched cold eyes turn warm
Like sea blue water smashing shoreward from the storm
She breathed like the breeze
Filled every breath with love
I watched her shine brighter than the brightest stars above

She now carries a shine that could blind dark souls
Her energy is wielded in most high, brash, and bold
She is a warrior, a woman of age
Crone status earned, blessed with each and every stage