Extinguished

                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                 Caustic mockery
                                                                 stinging phrases
                                                                 counterfeit claims;
                                                                 Rough edges
                                                                 burning flames
                                                                 engulfing
                                                                 tender mists;
                                                                 bruised,
                                                                 battered,
                                                                 crushed
                                                                 withering petals
                                                                 turning to ashen flakes;
                                                                 another life
                                                                 bites the dust
                                                                 of hypocrisy.

A personal tribute to a victim of  a monstrous crime, who tragically lost her life  today.