this pompeian queen
perceived too late
the insidious tremble
a harbinger
within her vessel of wine
this pompeian queen
gazed with amber eyes
as daylight shattered
to the ground
and jupiter’s screams raced
across the smoldering sky
this pompeian queen
watched as juno fell
cast from the mounted nirvana
the divine impact rupturing
sacred membranes
of the earth
this pompeian queen
felt blood erupt
from her womb
cursing the horrid
celestial lovers
she fell to her knees
this pompeian queen
cried out
the name of her king
before being buried
in merciless fire
this pompeian queen
exists in robes woven
from ash
her memory held together
by string theory
this pompeian queen
died reaching for her king
love to be unearthed
in the coming
forever