A Poem by Emer Davis

Betrayed

Two pools
Of light
Reconciled
In pastel shades.

A hint
Of yesterday's dream
Falling onto her face.

Warm and salted
The seeds of mistrust
Seeping into her skin,
White petals
Tangled in her hair.

He unraveled
The cord around her waist,
Snapshots of unbroken ties
Binding them together.

She waits in the shadow of dawn
For him to return.

Emer Davis is a poet and writer born in Dublin.  Emer grew up on Achill Island off the west coast of Ireland.  She has lived in London, Dublin, Drogheda and Abu Dhabi.  She has one book of poems published, Kill Your Television, and two eBooks published, Name Tag and To Tear Your Breath Away.  She organized a monthly open mic poetry session and a poetry group the Viaduct Bards in Ireland.  Several of her poems and short stories have been published in Ireland, Mexico, UK, USA, and the UAE.  She was a regular performer at Rooftops Rhythms in Abu Dhabi until July 2014 and read at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in 2013.  Having recently returned to Ireland in 2014, she is currently working on a non-fiction book and a new collection of poems.