Poetic Doses: Restless Insomnia Nights

If I can avert a storm from its path,
I can surely calm the storm raging within your heart.

***
gift

little girl, little girl, don't cry
it will only hurt for awhile.
come, now, come; let us,
together, rock the pain away.

what is it you clutch
so tightly against your chest?
come, now, come; let us,
together, pry those hands open.

little girl, little girl, don't cry
open these tightly clenched fists.
come, now, come; let us,
together, let this button go.

little girl, little girl, don't cry
see, in this little box are your true gifts.
come, now, come; let us,
together, set free what's been waiting for you.

***
i am ready

some old habits are hard to break
but i am, finally, breaking free of you ...

finally, i am ready
to mourn you;
for eyes, washed with tears,
to see you for who you are;
for heart, unlocked,
to be unburdened of you;
for feet, on level ground,
to walk resolutely away.

finally, i am ready
to be loved;
beheld by eyes
that see me fully;
safe within the heart
that will cherish me;
dancing with feet
that will walk with me all my life.

finally, i am ready
to take flight;
to love, heart wide open,
unguarded.

and he will be there.
he
will be
here.

***
fool

what use is there
in letting your heart get broken
over and over and over
again?

what fool is there
who walks into a torture chamber
with eyes wide open
dancing?

only me
only for you
only then
but never again.