I admit I am a dark, exhausted beast--
a memory no one summons.


But you rise at dawn with raven hair--
a child of soldier and sun.


Although you've gone,
I covet your crescent grin.


and the sun

within the lining

of your skin.

I've been drawn in deep
These rhymes that beckon me
I have no need for escape
As they invade my dreams

Since arriving at this place
Where the world of poets all converge
I've been enlightened, enthralled, and captured
By the wonder of their words

Some so deep and darkened
I'm saddened by the pain
But the pain somehow calls out to me
For I return time and again

Where I find a soul lighthearted
Amongst a carnival of words
I step onto the path they've laid for me
And walk with them inside their mirth

As I find myself here on Hello Poetry
With my lot of new found friends
We'll walk this winding path together
On a journey to suit our whims