Two blue eyes
Caught me by surprise
As candlelight flickered dim.
And as time unwinds
My heart finds
An… uncomfortable whim.
As memories unbidden
Come riddled, yet ridden
Of the regrets I hold dear,
It is my choice
To weaken the voice
That vocalizes every fear.
For even the ocean of tears
Collected over years
Disappears in the candle’s flame,
For the light roars loud
Big, bright, and proud
To char my useless shame.
What starts as a lament
Jaded and Hell-bent
On sending me back to that day,
Two blue eyes
Caught by surprise
Make sure that I stay.
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We all have a support system of some sort, even if it’s just our own subconscious. In this case, the poem represents the other. What started as a jaded poem eventually turned into one of hope, and I wonder if that represents peace. Time will only tell.
Alice Griffin Writes 