Lightened Darkness (for Anna)
- Lightened Darkness - (for Anna)
It was in the darkest hour
you picked me up... as if I were a wilted flower
strength you encouraged, with a desired thirst
to re-instill an inner power
In a physical place of presence
a fractional space receding to nowhere
any words of doubt, were drowned under
by reopening a mind of expansive wonder
Days grow long, full of a past regret
although legitimized by what
the growth of life aims to reflect
In spiritual past lives
the anvil, hammer, and fire
did not leave behind for me
a weak passion and desire
Still strives the ambivalent heart to aspire
another being's will to power
in the battle to defeat
their darkest hours
Basking beneath a tall shade oak tree
your weathered mortar and pestle
gently embraced by your delicate hands
creating an aromatic healing gesture
enabling the ability to get back up and stand