I found myself today
I had been lost in the moment
as I walked toward a distant light
I looked upward to see the most brilliant blue
but not to feel it; I breathed deeply
without holding my shallow breath
Beauty filled these brimming eyes as
I stood before an ever-changing world
I saw the hope of my future while
the despair of my past faded from view
And although death’s darkness had
stolen irretrievable bits of my heart
life firmly grasped my waiting hands
Round, round, round; outside, then in
so this revolving life does spin
all to the tunes of their coming in
Filling up, filling in
every space inside my head
until it weighs a lot like lead
mixed up with a bit of dread
from things said, to the things unsaid
just never what you had in mind
though like a love-lost fool, you’d pined
for the times before, left behind
when everyone seemed more of one kind
Round, round, round; inside, then away
leaving you sad-songed from the fray
Through the door to find the way
a bit dizzy, you pick up the day
Heartspell 