Like a lighthouse, guiding weary souls,
Escaping untenable circumstances,
Through treacherous water toward freedom,
She provides a comforting aura of solidarity.
Even as the country they seek refuge in,
Is governed by an unforgiving tyrant.
And so, not all who bear witness to her light,
Are granted clemency, though all who might,
can feel the warmth she emanates.
And that while the land of freedom,
In its interminable tangle of bureaucracy,
Tries to find every avenue to delay their entry,
They may rest easy knowing when they return,
Hers will be the guiding light which burns.
Monthly Archives: December 2020
The Precipice
You can snap my heart like a twig if you please,
It lies in your palm, awaiting a fatal squeeze,
A thought that never fails to bring hope and fear
equally to a soul longing for your voice in its ear.
How sweet it is when I can taste for a moment,
The compliments you give, to which my ears are bent,
Stretching the curative balm of your sonic clarity,
To last another week as you juggle my heart with verity.
Never committing yourself to the love I hold so close,
Yet giving enough to keep my heart in quiet repose,
As it sits in your hands praying for the day,
When you restore it to me, and with you I stay.
Six Feet Apart
I saw you for the first time in nearly a year,
It was bittersweet, as most moments
Have been since the clock struck midnight,
Sealing the fate of the world indefinitely.
I couldn’t see your smile, but your eyes
Sparked a fire in my heart as of old.
Your warmth from six feet away,
Could set ablaze even the iciest soul.
It took everything in me to not close the gap,
to be the irresponsible one for once.
For so long I hid behind that veil of virtue,
Because I was terrified,
Of what might lay beyond the truth.
And yet here we are, in limbo,
Waiting for the sirens to die down,
And the world to speed up again.
For something…
If it must hurt, let it be quick.
And if it finds our hearts entwined,
let us not waste a moment.
Yet here we are, six feet apart,
So close to the answers,
Yet insufferably far.