Flickered Away

He flickers like a light switch,

A dragon, an orb,

Calmly etched in remembrances,

So ticklish and warm.

As furtive as summer,

As fertile as the rain,

Revolving in cycles as he leaves me,

Trickled with pain.

Up and down,

I’m wound and flung like a doll of rags,

Stillness returning to my heart,

As he fumbles my soul in an ascension that lags.

The decision was mine,

But yours to claim,

Your trespasses reeking,

As you left me maimed.

As shadows cast darkness,

The light masked astray

Leave me for good,

But he only flickered away.