Journey From Exile
The journey to rescue my soul began in your eyes
where I traveled for hours
in a warm wondrous afterglow of emotion
trying to find the unguarded gate of your heart's invitation
to come in from a cold world
where you found me a hungry, thirsty, traveler
in self-imposed exile, drifting on dark winds
like a flower with broken petals tumbling away
to leave an empty brown stem, burning away in the sunlight
where the tearful cry of a heartbeat is heard
in the solitary sound of loneliness,
along with emotions of misery
that endures my lingering death of echos
from this...you have given me a reason
to hear the lost melody of my soul
as I lay in your eyes, a prisoner of your kindness
held by your tender embrace
where my long nightmarish journey has ended
as I search through the distance between our eyes
I find an unmeasurable treasure
where my long road disappeared
and my soul began to reach out
to be tethered to the west winds of your heart
as the stillness of time smoldered
in the dewy mist of my traveled yearning
3/20/22
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Copyright © Frederic Parker | Year Posted 2022
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