There is a wasteland
All in shades of grey
Flecks of silver just at the edge of sight
There is an unnatural quiet here
Because nothing grows in this place
The air is stale
Ruins of once beautiful things crumble
As you watch
Helpless to stop
The watching, or the silent destruction
As each bit of paint chipping
With every stone that falls
There should be sound
But all is grey silence
Then suddenly!
A wall you were unaware of
Shatters into splinters
An Amazon stands in its place
bloodied from battle
Still in fighting stance
breasts heaving
Sweat shining on her face and arms
Sword in hand
Oh! The moonlight!
Cascading life down on you
like rain in a tree a breath from death
Succor for your very soul!
It floods over you, you're blinded,
By the sheer beauty of it and by Her.
She holds out her hand
And as if you weighed no more than a feather
You rise and stand beside Her
She removes a pair of short swords
From one of the fallen warriors
Wipes the blades with soft grasses
She places them in your hands
Memories tingle in your fingertips
Prickling up your arm
You knew these weapons once
How could have you forgotten?
The grayness is fading fast
‘You gave up,' She says simply
Eyes a mixture of
Affection, amusement and just a tinge of betrayal
You become conscious that as you've been standing entranced
With pulsing life, memories, and awakening
Her deft hands have been busy
Your armor is almost back on
You look deeply into her eyes
You find the knowing
The Bonding
The fuzzy grayness is gone
You gently place your hands over her busy ones
taking your leather greaves
from her battle hardened hands
tender now with you
Put the worn leather up to your nose
Breathing in the reasons
Moonlight, battlefields, unwanted memories
You know now
And it's alright
Softly, scratchy, from a throat long unused
You speak, “I got it.”
Her eyes close for a long moment
A single tear betrayed by the sly silver Moon
Slides own her beloved face
It's mate tumbles down your own
No words need be spoken
They'll come later
You turn as one
For the night wanes
And the road is long….