Ashes to Ashes
his fingers did not wander
his chest did not rise
his toes did not curl 
and so

She did not speak 
his lips did not smile
his feet did not dance
that lock of hair did not misbehave
and so
She did not speak 

his voice did not sing
his arms did not hold
his breath did not caress
and so
She did not speak 

his stomach was no longer ticklish 
his neck no longer sensitive to her touch
his body no longer moved
and so
She did not speak 

the words did not ease her grief
the embraces offered no comfort
the hand on her shoulder did not warm her
it was not his hand
and so
She did not speak 

the sky did not weep with her
the earth did not shudder with her pain
time did not stop with her 
and so
She did not speak 

                                                           Dust to Dust

his body was broken, lifeless in a box
her heart was empty, a shell in her chest
her world was over, her life done 
and so 
She did not speak