Image above by Eli Edward Evangelidis
that pooled in the night
deep in the bleak backwoods
of the sad brokenhearted
I hid in the anguish
of the loveless who cowered
in the dark serpent’s shadow
lost in the perverse nightmare
I fed on the grief
of the forgotten who wailed
for their horrific loss
in the ruins of despair
this was my heartscape
black as mid-winter night
a lightless horizon
no glimmer of hope
trusting was toxic
no foothold for love
relations were carnage
scattered lifeless and cold
’til you, beautiful being
eyes brilliant and true
approached from afar
bearing tinder of love
the graceful arrangement
was deftly ignited
and patiently tended
the fire gently stoked
afraid to come forward
I held outside the glow
but your kindness drew me
we stood by love’s blaze
with passion it roared
its light pierced my blackness
its heat warmed my soul
my ice heart was thawed
with you in my life
I am darkness removed
soaring and weightless
radiant and rising
vital and caring
my spirit’s renewed
illuminated wholly
by a new dawn of dreams
Her beautiful being.
rob kistner © 2019
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