quiet the darkness
still the grief
hold them close
possess them
like they possess you
no, the pain never ends
like guilt
or regret
loss
anguish
our own soulscars
shape each day
haunt every night
we grow
or wither
or just survive
this life
savor, now
each singular
joy
deeply
wholly
we are lost
we are found
in these imperfect
perfect
moments

bare tree limbs touch sky,
hands ache tracing cold carved stone;
past is never past


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i love your laughter,
the light in your eyes as you
play
i am living
in the moment,
savoring your joy
like fresh cider,
knowing we'll soon be home
together, in the dark
together, again
i don't fear the wolf so much
as he whines, scratching the door
my fear dissolves
at your touch,
banished
by your kiss

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your breath on my skin
sweetest heat, desert khamsin
burning all of me

we walk through fall woods
dry leaves whisp'ring around us
ghosts of sweet summer

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this is my heart, this cold dark stone
surface worn smooth, rough sharp edges
dawn born, time stained
bedded in silt, in debris
you pried it up
seen what lies beneath
yet still
you stay
despite my past
these cracks and flaws
trusting
this rock
will last