last night

you died last night,
in my dreams.

you died last night,
i heard your screams.

blood on the wall
red and running.

twisted metal in the fall
the leaves yellow and green.

you died last night,
so it seems.

you died last night,
in the glow of flashlight beams.

my arms holding you close,
your head pillowed soft on my breast,
the air, drifting slowly from your chest.
you pull me down and whisper ragged,
"this is as it should be."

you died last night,
while i was dreaming.

you died last night,
i 
woke up screaming.