her eyes are like the stars
unreachable as they sparkle
against the night sky
her rosy cheeks strong
as it was held high
above the world
where nobody can tell
that a salty waterfalls runs
through the valley
created by her high checkbones
and her strong nose

her long black hair
fell around her shoulders
like a silken black river
in a forgotten jungle
shunned by all the world
devoid by all its beauty
as it silently run its course
washing the sins
and impurities
of the earth

still her eyes are unreachable
as they blink owlishly into the heavens
in an silent attempt
to fly into the heavens
and reside within the stars
a silent sob escapes her
as the waterfall turns into a storm
and the river turns into an angry sea
as her frail shoulders heave
as her proud cheekbones quiver
as her unreachable eyes fall to the ground

until there was no more
the waterfall stops
only to leave behind a mark
created by the waterfall as it made its way
against the dirty path
and the river is once again a river
no longer flowing
no longer alive

and no one ever
paid attention to her
as she fell against the dirt
as the silken river that is her hair
wrapped around her like a dark canopy
that shielded her from the world
as slowly
her breath weakened
her sighs softened
and her unreachable eyes close
for the last time

19jan2003