“Heartbreak”

I was moving too soon
  The snake bite in my womb
  Killed & renewed
I fainted, falling
  into the lava
  fire burns
   I crack, I’m ashes
The wind blows
I spread
across the land
I spark life
flower gardens bloom
   for the first time
the weeds amass
 I crumble
They turn me into glass
  I shatter
You hear my heart break
 Does it matter?
 -- july 3, 2000