Training Wheels

Blood stains,
A deep sigh.
Migraines,
We ask why.
Silent tears,
The sharpest thorns,
Eighty years,
A looming storm.
Attic stairs,
Unraked lawn.
A night brace,
Played-out song.
Copper Sulfate,
Tapestry.
Empty branches,
Wind blown tree.
Yellowed pages,
Dying grass.
Stagnant water,
Broken glass.
Screeching sirens,
Picking scabs.

Training wheels,
You wish you had.