The World of Make-Believe

he found her on the ground low, broken, and afraid
he lifted her with his words and carried her in his embrace
he took her to the very stars she'd wished upon and showed her all her dreams
he repainted all her beauty that had withered in the salt
he carved her a brand new heart with the tools of his promises
he mended her soul with the rhythm of his body
the moment that her wings revealed the secrets of her feelings
he clipped them with the coldness in his eyes, his hands, his breath
he watched as she fell from the very stars that held her dreams
the vigilance of her amazing intuition decelerated her plummet
gracefully landing on two feet audaciously looking toward the sky
just another journey back from the world of make-believe
© Elizabeth Dominguez