Very interesting, this intrigued me and at the same time, I as always love your use of language.

Is the soul of Saint Petronilla, going to carry this slowly dying spirit to heaven's gate? As indeed we all may be from birth sucking the very marrow from life.

So many things can be taken from this piece.

Wonderfully done.

FC

I really love the imagery of the last stanza!

Wow.

'She will cannibalize herself,

eat the flesh,

suck the pearl of bone, and

the rope of muscle:

all things are subtle things in their destroyed.'

I'll be remembering that one.