A New Promise
#2 of Hound's Poetry Corner
So, I'm really not sure what to think of this one folks. I know I have posted a few things that have come out of nowhere, but this is entirely out of left field for me. It seem to walk a line between relationships and spirituality. I don't know if this is a strength or not, but it is at least something.
The only consolation to myself is that it felt natural coming out of me, so take that for what it's worth.
My eyes open ever wider.
Now that they've tasted the air,
I am soaring to newer heights
long awaited and forever promised.
Selling myself can finally stop,
now that I captain my soul.
Light soaks through the veil,
revealing answers once hidden.
Sparks catch along the walls,
splashing whirlwinds of inspiration.
The path aglow pulses with new life,
feeding ambitions once cautiously stifled.
Walking forth with open arms
I extend a smile to hold you up.
Follow me if you will,
to an old world made new.
I won't hear any objections;
burdens have already been paid.
You've nothing but to benefit,
and still you slap my hand away.
Pride clouds your stare,
as your eyes devour my sincerity.
Tight lipped and cruel,
you've left my world of light.
Don't leave me to myself,
in a world so blinding.
I need your guidance more than ever,
lest I misstep in a lonely paradise.
Your words are always strong,
but they weaken within my feeble frame.
I am stretched so very thin,
now that my anchor has dropped behind.
Our chain rusts and weakens;
pulled until it snaps clean.
I reach out for your link,
but the light has already blinded me.
The new world has taken me,
brilliant and filled with promises anew.
The dark of before lingers underfoot,
fading evermore as I step further forward.
Your voice still echoes to me,
held by a string in memories.
Bittersweet reminders of us,
whispering old lies back to me.
Determined, I hold my head up high,
forging a new self apart from you.
The tiny shadows trailing me fade,
quieting in the still of heaven.