As a newborn just arrived I held all possibility in my small hands
So much riding on this empty vessel
Such a small thing looking into the marvellous abyss with wonder
Evening summer skies of purple and pink
The light of the full moon dancing on the ocean
The icy taste of a snowflake melted to crisp water on the tongue
A time of senses bursting with simple pleasures
A time of talking to the angels and the stars
A time of trusting the answers I felt in my core
Little by little
Bit by bit
Fear crept in
Fear introduced doubt
And doubt welcomed manipulation
Together we found the never ending road of
Forgotten
My innocence was the first to abandon me
Though I wore my good shoes well
Always walking away from those that looked too closely
Stayed too long
Then it all started to fall like dominoes
The morning breath of each feigned love  
Arrived on the wings of a kiss goodbye
Another memory stored in my rucksack
And the list of ghostly companions exponentially blossomed
Supporting my weighted spirit
Through the good the bad and the ugly
Until the ugly became unbearable
The bad dug in it’s heels
And the good
Forgotten
Self punishment became the norm
The norm became numbness
The numbness creeping in with each in breath
Saturated with denial
Enveloped in rage
Loathing mistaken for love
Love sharp and deep
Piercing...
Delving...
Revealing the remnants of a conversation that began at birth
That was misplaced along the way
Found again
Exposed to the sun
A beam pushing through each incision in my heart
Illuminating my shadowy companions
Releasing them from the gravity of despair
Returning from whence they came
Leaving me empty
A vessel to again receive the angels and the stars
All the divinity of the universe flowing into and out of my being
In the land called Remember