"Disbelief"

Abruptly, the world ceased-
in disbelief

A
shudder
from lips-
woven with secrets
unable to choose
which hostage to
take captive

Brooding-
in
numbed silence
the merest whisper
wasted

Dispersing-
an execution
of each beautiful hue
transformed-
into sinister shards

A riot
lies within-
consuming and blazing
smeared against blistering flesh
in a back-alley fight

Powerless to uncover-
Yesterday...
as the moon drifts past
a mournful hour