Free At Last

No longer a captive
 and free of the beast
the monster
 walks alone
Into the abyss
of self-destruction
stalking  
a new home
Living no longer
in a black 
and white world
all colors have returned
Tomorrow rewelcomed   
the past 
on fire
— bad memories left to burn

(Dreamsleep: July, 2024)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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