The Return

A memory returns,
My mind clouds
A voice from the past,
Screaming out loud.

I can see her face,
A shimmer in her eye
I can feel her torment,
As she starts to cry.

My hand reaches forward,
To bring her near
Instead she cringes,
With eyes of fear.

I pull my hand back,
Feel something rip inside
My eyes start to swell,
Like a part of me died.

Then two wings emerge,
A chill hits the air
Taloned hands creep forward,
Caressing her hair.

I scream for her,
Calling her name
Then the beast whispers,
Doing the same.

The beast then attacks,
And she screams out in pain
I run forward to save her,
But she is already slain.

I lift her in my arms,
Her death I cannot undo
I cry as I hear a whisper,
Of “I love you...”

Her body lacking life,
I nuzzle against her face
I look up for the beast,
Who had gone without a trace.

My emotions take me over,
Nothing more could I endeavor
The one place she shall lie,
Is in my heart forever.