Bronze is the shield
over this story
the real one -
The one
without any glory

Silver is the price
paid to betray
all these secrets
that my heart
hides away

Gold is the sunset
on the spine
of the earth
and the name that I bury
without any worth

Ribbons of dreams
fading to grey
last for the moment
and are taken
away

(March 26th, 2018)