Luminance for the Leaving

To open your heart
in this predatory world—
is to pour starlights 
into hands that may 
never intend to stay.

And if they do leave—
as some daemons do—
perhaps the glows you bestow
will illuminate their quiet violence
through every future
abandon. 


8.8.25
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Bordner Avatar
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I never became poor from the pouring of compassion into the amphora of sullen souls, nor mean by the cost that patience pays, there is a light born of love destin to be given in exchange for nothing other than life luminescent, no mistake, no debt, and no grim regret dulls this luster, a polish that remains through the wear of rough hearts...J.A.B.
Beaufort Avatar
August 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Laura, this is a very optimistic and kind view of being an open person. There are also some wonderful people we meet, and I hope your world is full of those people. At least we have the adventure of meeting all kinds of people and taking it all in. I sincerely wish you well and the best of experiences in this predatory world. An interesting choice of words and definitely seems as though it's part of the natural order that our society has not yet been able to moderate sufficiently. Smiles!!
Breidenthal Avatar
August 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
(: thanks so much. I always am intrigued by the way you absorb my poetry. <3 Laura
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