This poem was inspired by the His Dark Materials trilogy.
REMNANTS OF UTOPIA
Love is never everlasting…
Remnants of Utopia drift in
Hallowed and reincarnated hearts
Closed to the world,
And rest their wings,
Warming in the moonlight
Of a body so ancient it lived before love,
Before drifting off again
Briefly offering comfort
To desolation.
Fleeting silver instances
In golden morning light
And joyous afternoon.
Sun awakes it,
Then wields is away,
Stripping the heart,
And slicing the soul to shreds.