Cool Blue

One day.

So hot reflection slit

my eyes

and I could not see

cool blue.

She saw.

Determined stiff

on toddler toes touched

cool blue.

Three steps.

An eon beats

my heart she is gone

cool blue.

I pulled.

drowned puppy sputters

disbelieving

too terrible terror

cool blue hurts.

Jacqueline Mutz