The Life I Needed

24 Dec 2013

The Writing Writer
Tempting temptress, your plea for me leaves me grounded.
Locked in your stifling grasp, I am sewed to the dust.
Chest down, my head level to the land,
my premier eye can see a glimmer of the sky on the horizon.

I loved Terra Firma and embrace her still,
but with the insurmountable awareness of the beauty that kindles above my back.
I lust for the fire that lingers there and wish to flea to it....
But the earthly cords gouge deep beneath the cage of bones that chambers my heart....

And should I leave for the sky,
I will surely have to rip myself apart....
But I push and cry, and rip and whine,
my efforts moisten the dirt.
The light hits my eyes.

Weakness and relief becomes me....
I die, chest open, my heart facing the sun.

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