fell

When the sun came in through the window, she opened her eyes and fell through the sunbeams.

She fell through the floor and was left with gashes

She fell through the tangle of twinkling lights

Fell through the wrapping paper and tape

Fell through the bows and stockings

Tore through the ribbon and was left with gashes

Fell through the stories of pain she heard

Fell through her own pain and stopped to check her bleeding gashes

She knew she couldn't fall any further. 

She was buried and bleeding

Until she got up and flew through the pain

Flew up through the bloody mess of paper

Ribbon and lights left behind

Stockings and bows left bloody

She flew

Up from her bed to grab at the sunbeams

Bright and cold 

Sunbeams that fell on her gashes, pulling them shut

Sunbeams fell on her face

Fell on her naked breasts and blood-stained hair

Fell onto her soul to lay her pain to sleep

She was awake again and ready. Ready to just be.

Dancing the day away until again she fell

Fell asleep.