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Life Upon Death

In the humid heat of the summer in the middle of the night
She was searching for her lover for they had had a fight
She was frightened she was angry and her bearings were long lost
But she knew that she must find him no matter what the cost

She walked deeper in the forest and the soft breeze cooled her arms
But the darkness seemed a menace wanting to cause her some harm
Onwards she kept searching, calling out his name
But the only return to her calls was her mind admitting blame

She was drawn to sounds in the distance, like a begging pleading cry
A mournful call that drew her and she knew she must reply
She got nearer to the crying, heard the sound of a rivers flow
She reached the edge of a steep bank and saw the fawn below

It was wedged upon a boulder, with no way up or down
She hesitated a moment then tore apart her gown
She ripped it into pieces that tied into a rope
Then firmly knotted round a tree and scrambled down the slope

She reached the ledge below her and gathered up the fawn
She tied it loosely to her front and prayed for the light of dawn
She began to climb the steep slope but the fawn was filled with fear
It struggled as she wrestled to reach the top so near

When the top was in reach she lifted out the fawn
And placed him on the safe ground just at the crack of dawn
But the rope was very strained now, and she was tired and weak
The threads gave up their slim hold just as she reached the peak

She tumbled blindly backwards her fall broken by the ledge
Alas her life was ended as her head hit on the edge
Above her in the growing light the fawn was running free
As the remnants of the torn up gown blew gently in the breeze

Jane Shields (C)

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