Embers

Blazing embers are past, dwindling;
leaving only ashes in its wake
cooling, dying, yet not before

it burned.

Floundering, on the rocks whereas
it once was filled with passion
creating a whirlwind of
tangible emotion leaving them
breathless.

Pouring lighter fuel on the
already destructive blaze
watching it burn, consume
until

there was nothing left.

Now,
aloofness circled the room
preying on weakened hearts
like vultures ready to
fight over and peck
at the remaining nibbles

animal magnetism that originally
worked well together now hungers
and bites, feeding from the
chaos created, delirious from
poison willingly consumed

flower blooming, tenderly
searching for the sunlight and
a way to quench its thirst only
to find a heatwave in full force

all the while, fire burned and
consumed, until

there was nothing left.

Line used: "aloofness circled the room preying on weakened hearts like vultures"

http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=1169466

*Written for Colm's contest*