Electra

The women flutter

when you pass

they preen like

pretty birds

& you oblivious

to the dip ’n sway

smile & stride

on by.

A daughter who adored

a wife with many needs:

you walked lightly

on this earth

oblivious to us all

the air, your special dream.

A bird without a soul

hidden by the years

a man with no idea

of the pain you brought

to me.

You soared above us all

at supersonic speed

you lived & died

with no regard

no guilt, no empathy.

I follow you through sleep

an Electra with her sword

I cannot see your face

but love’s the strangest thing.

It has no bonds, no chains

you’re buried in my heart

each day you breathe

through me.