Invisible Linings

Some minutes consume me like venom darting up your leg Straight to the heart No restraint Like ice melting on a summer day, the silence of a forest on a frosty day- Relentless, Cold, bittersweet, The sun rays provide no warmth Just hope. Some seconds I fall into the depths of my own sorrow Forgetting what was, what is to become And I retreat- I fall down the sinkhole, Trapped deep within the dirt But I’m alright here. I have found comfort in the treacherous cold, The pain I feel in my heart- Almost empty A kind of frostbite chilling to your bone A hollow void you’re stuck in like a continuous loop And yet we must keep moving- Can’t get stuck in the past Even though there’s more comfort there than anywhere- We must survive. There’s a constant battle of remembering and living- Living in the past, present, and future Neglecting anything that doesn’t serve your life because we aren’t promised another day We aren’t even promised a year Let alone a decade, And as we swallow the doubt that love will ever consume you again- A hug you look for in every person- We must look within for guidance Look inside to see the light- There will never be light outside- In the cold dark unforgiving world, Now in survival mode, we must have faith- Believe in the invisible linings