A Land of Barren Hope

"I saw it in the mirror, I saw it in my face - - Of decades now, a barren place, The darkness of midnight's smoke - - Pains wreak within the night, The Scarlett butterfly, dying to self - - Angelic 'flash of light,' Though sweetness soars from out of sky - - Hidden sands, rhythmic sighs, Voices touch, no longer strain - - Tormented loss, no more pain, as "I saw it in the mirror, I saw it in my face - - Becoming light, an empathetic state, Seasons past, antiquated nights - - Heart beating still, while your love performs, Hidden from the depths now forty year storms - - From out of silence, bloom my love, As warmth of evening sun and Mourning Doves - - "I saw it in my mirror, I saw it in my face, Rainbows shelter, metaphorical pace - - Of stony streets and Tuscany, Romance now, our reality - - Peace reclaimed, loved restored, Happiness endures, rest assured - - For now, "I see it in the mirror, I see it in my face!"