Shadows leak between the cracks
Of a closed heart,
afraid of breaking
Shattering under
imaginary demons
A closed mind,
unopened,
unschathyed

Hesitation,
uncertainty,
trepidation,
trust
Sealed away in the corners of the heart
Protected by darkness,
hurt by possibility
Loneliness and isolation,
the only solution

Anxiety for the future remains unrest
Hoping to cease not till death
Screams and wails
of vigilance
Whispers and echoes
of contingency

The cage that carries invisible burdens
Locks away
fear,
pain,
chance,
love
Wisps of comfort swirl
around iron chains
A lock and a key,
held in the same hand

Escape the invisible prison of remorse
Vanquish fears of pain
and loss
Embrace life with an open soul
Take a risk on the universe’s call

Unstoppable,
courageous,
confident
A distant dream,
a hopeless endeavor
Now within grasp,
turned into reality
By the will of the heart and mind

Experience life and all its wonders
Let love and trust render the soul
Let emotion and feeling paint the heart
Release isolation and loneliness into the past

Set the heart free
and the soul will follow
Let the mind wander,
take hold of the universe
Listen to the world,
hear its sweet song
Don’t be afraid of your own shadow

Is it here or maybe there?
Is it left, right, up, down?
Where could it have gone?
Did it leave?

Something very special
Every person posses it
But mine left
Gone, a whirlwind of dust

Did it leave on its own?
Or did I forget it somewhere?
Not here, not there
Not under this, not under that

Did I forget it at home?
It vanished
No warning, no notice
I seem to have lost it

My last “****”

I carry a tiny flame
Bright and fierce
Singeing the corners of my heart
Burning and burning

My flame grows brighter
And bigger each day
A simple smile or glance
Fuels the fire that burns within

I douse this flame
With the waters of
Reason, doubt
And shame

The flame stops growing
Reduced to the same tiny light
Day in and day out
Never scorching my soul

Day after day I douse the fire
But it keeps coming back
Returning to the same bright
And fierce flame it always is

One day, that pure smile
Those playful eyes
And that endearing glance
Set the flame out of control

And I let it burn

Your reflection cracks the mirror
Makeup unevenly paints your face
Your hair sticks out in every direction
Like it can’t make up its mind

Your eyes are dark pools of mud
Swirling around everything in sight
Your skin is as pale as toilet paper
Like you’ve never seen the sun

Your voice is atrocious
A bad song playing over and over
Your stomach is pudgy
And you fully know it

But the way you close your eyes
When you flash a huge smile
The way your laugh echoes
Throughout a crowded room

The way your freckles dot your face
In uneven patterns
Your kindness, knowing no limits
Almost counting as ignorance

The way you make my day brighter
Just by being at my side
The way you look at me
Like I deserve the world when I don’t

Makes my heart skip a beat

Darkness stretches on
For an eternity
Vast blackness
Fills my vision

A star appears
A bright speck in the night
Casting shadows
In my dark world

Illuminating corners in my soul
Mixing grey and white
Fading into black
Darkness, washing into the edges

But the star just stays there
Its elusive glow
Never ending, never changing
A tiny fleck

Always there
Yet so far away
Just out of my reach
Grazing my fingertips

I long to be closer
To hold it, to feel its warmth
I want to capture this light
And never let go

But the stars stays there
Shining bright and bold
No reason or rhyme
Unaware of my desire

Burning bright
Spreading its warmth
Emanating its soft glow
For all to gaze

If only that star shone for me

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Warmth presses against my cheek
Resonating throughout my soul
Sun beams illuminate my skin
Dancing across every nook and cranny

This warmth was a faraway dream
Now ****** into reality
By such gentle rays
Shining into my once dark world

These soft rays of light
Are now a familiar dream
Glistening my soul
A comfort I can’t refuse

Clouds appear in my once clear sky
Hiding the sun and it’s illusive rays
Shielding me from a warmth
I never thought I’d lose

My sun won’t shine again
It will never resonate through my soul
Or illuminate my skin
My gentle rays are gone

For a fleeting moment
Clouds break
Rays shine through the cracks
Tiny spotlights dance across my skin

But nothing can compare
To the familiar warmth
That once encapsulated my soul
Now lost to the cruelty of time

My sun will never shine again