Nevergreen

Born out of time
And out of mind
Treading madly
Strangling, blind

Helpless, hopeless,
Useless, lost,
Fumbling, Bumbling,
Storm-wracked, tossed

Reaching, frantic,
Clutching, drowning,
No one else can
See Death crowning

Invisible,
Alone, unseen,
She drowns in seas
Of Nevergreen


 -Laura Brumback, January 2012