Standing There

Shiri, Guardian of the Soul and Meditation

They rode into the universe
Atop a Misty Mare;
Living me, killing me,
And me just simply standing there.

Breaking down my being
With the coldness in their stare;
Freezing my eternity,
And me just simply standing there.

Icicles on fire
Shooting through the empty air;
Icy dreams, burning thoughts,
And me just simply standing there.

They swirled around inside my head
And stripped my spirit bare;
Shattered souls, broken hearts,
And me just simply standing there.

They left the world a forgotten tomb,
Not a breeze blew in the deadly air;
They left only waking nightmares,
And me, just simply standing there.


Copyright 2001 Caitlin Carlson