crisp cold
clear boundaries
delimited
by love
ablution
steady rain
washing away
false perceptions
alienation
the noise of a judgmental mind
cutting into silence
with no respect for anything
but its own existence
chasing peace away
from a heart
only meant to love
in the first place
the noise of a judgmental mind
estranging the soul from the body
the body from the world
the world from its purpose
slow
slow
slow is the pace requested
when one is to stop
running
away from one’s
self
swallowed
swallowed shame
hiding in the system
transforming blood
into lead in the veins
swallowed shame
leaving a judgemental mind
cutting merciless into pieces
what is only longing
for forgiveness
to heal
swallowed shame
to be approached on light feet
to be peeled in thin layers
transforming the slags
one by one
into joy
attentiveness
tensions
despite
a good night’s
sleep
the first daffodils in bloom
the sight of a veiled moon
subtle tensions
running beneath the surface
as a constant reminder about
the importance of
being attentive
pure
preparing for the return of light
cleansing deeper layers of darkness
while an eager bird is announcing
the breaking dawn
inferno
a body on fire
burning with guilt
nourished by shame
and yet still
very much on fire
while the moon
behind veils of clouds
shine steadily
indifferent to the blazing footsteps
left behind by the desperate
fluttering soul
somehow carried through the inferno
on transparent
golden
wings