A/N: Written for the Diversity Writing Challenge, a44 - poetry collection (total under 500 words)
Four Feathers
1 – Kai
They were memories that hid from him:
ripples, in the water that faded away
before his searching fingertips
could reach,
skimming only
the silent dark of the past behind.
His fingers touched the water and went icy cold –
not the warmth he sought, that soft echo
that vanished beneath the calm water face
into the dark turbulence below.
Only his dreams, when he fell beyond the surface
brought them back: whispers
he strained his ears for but couldn't hear
and ripples too soft and quick
for him to reach.
They were still
out of reach.
