hourglass

                         waiting ...
                        i am a prisoner
                          of silence.
                        the hourglass
                          has not yet emptied.
                         waiting ...
                               angry,
                        the bell must sound
                          to end this round,
                            to pick you up
                          from the threshing floor
                              pieces of you
                       battered    bruised    torn.
                         waiting ...
                        to wash off the blood
                        dress the wounds
                        hold you close
                        take you home.
                         waiting ...
                          for you to heal.