Blanket of Fire
High in the balcony
Where skulkers tend to wait
I glimpsed your passing light
And did not hesitate
...to thoroughly investigate
..............all of my...........fears
Up, up I climbed
Every obstacle I crushed
Blind...then, left behind
The closer I drew near
In the distance I could hear
....shrieks
.............of deafening.......silence
No, no...that doesn't make sense
I began running, again and again
Until I got to the top
And in an instant
Felt this blazing hot...drop
....on me
Around me, it covered
It clung, enveloped every cell
No way out of this
Inferno of self-made hell
....I screamed, I yelled
..............but to no avail
I had to stay
Til I was just...moldable clay
....eventually
.................I stopped
A question arose
"Who are you?"
The answer came
As the door unlocked
"I am TRUTH
I will not be mocked"
I walked out, into her
She has been my light, along the way
After lengthy battles with deceit
Her blanket of fire holds me, while I lay
.....fears to rest.
Written by Trudy Schrader on 07/31/2021
Copyright © Trudy Schrader | Year Posted 2021
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