All but a moment...

All, but a moment.
our season ends.
Embraced in scorn.

A sigh relieved.
A tear held tight.
An ache remains,
Where a heart once thrived.
Our minds never met
Never made peace.
Even through pain.
Could never concede.
A look hurled.
A touch unfelt.
A love undeterred,
but never returned.
Until it died.

A flame then lit.
But a shadow was cast.
Too long, too far,
to ever be reached.
With vultures at wait.
To make their mark.
Hearts bled true.
Scarred beyond sight.
Only carcass remained.
A shell of form.
Walking dead rose.
Life drained out.
No shed of light.
No ounce of might.
Fallen to pit.
Fallen to knee.
Face in the dirt.
Hands clenching earth.
Calling to hear.
Wailing to die.
Screaming to death
Wrenching to sleep.
It came as a whisper.
His voice as a rush.
A deep pain eased.
Numbed and released.
Though bitter still,
Your eyes reveal.
Our question remains.
Silenced by doubt.
Hidden by grief.
Drowned by pride.
Killed in relief.