And Then It Came

And then it came, the hunger
And wrenched flesh from her bones
And filled her with sadness
And made her feel alone

And then it came, the cold
And froze words to her lips
And covered her with shivers
And made patterns on her skin

And then it came, the fire
And burnt within her soul
And carried fast as gossip
And made her black as coal

And then it came, the rain
And washed away her pride
And dampened down her spirit
And muddied her clean smile

And then the hunger left
And the cold, and the rain
And the fire burnt out
And then it came