Twice Awakened

Awakened by fear, she fled from the battered cabin
To search the darkened heavens for answers,
Yet the stars signaled no recent recollection.
While nearby dogs barked away fright,
Blood pulsed harshly in her neck,
And the black hills showed no remorse.
What realization drove her from his cold bed
To shake wildly where nature raged?
The trembling swelled from below
Where lie remnants of bygone lusts.
And he – he blithely drew her to him
To stand near the massive greystone chimney,
The one thing that if it fell would crush
Any semblance of love she had left for him.
Inside, the shelves had been violently emptied,
And the fire had been snuffed out.