Abandoned
by Suzene Campos

Frozen, grey mornings
On Muir Island, alone
Surrounded by fog
Listening to the waves crash
Breaking, breaking like her heart

A whisp of spirit
She stands tall in the mist
Glass tears on her cheeks
She mourns old news in solitude
Away from battered dear friends

She had almost died
She had almost slipped away
Wanted to give up
To be cold mist in the morning
In anguish now, she doubts the warmth

Brown eyes slip open
She has fought too hard for doubt
To dishonor ghosts
Though it consumed her family
She can't abandon their dream

She drinks in the warmth
A gift from a shy and shrouded sun