From The Fury Of A Dying Sun She never yielded to this world.

I remember her fondly
Her memory clinging to me
The sweetness of a lover never to be possessed

Her heart
Battle-worn and weary
Whispered to me of beautiful winged creatures carrying dreams

She remains to me a wonder
An ancient fallen star draped in porcelain skin
From Mount Olympus,
Stolen from the heart of Zeus himself

She never yielded to this world willingly
To be tamed
Re-moulded
Though they surely tried
Monsters moving in the dark
With cloth-covered faces over hollowed-out eyes

She was forged in the heavens
Born from the fury of a dying sun

A goddess
Never meant for this world.


Alacia Armstrong is a Cape Town-based Namibian poet who started writing on the shores of Henties Bay. She is a research project manager supporting drug discovery teams at the University of Cape Town.

Cover Image: Alvin Balemesa on Unsplash.