The Alchemist
A leadened heart devoid of trust
until an alchemist came along,
turning it into gold-
Or so it seemed...
Trust, broken trust.
It was now a locket that held secrets,
that had a key protected by fear
Hidden in the darkness of silence-
Or so it seemed...
Secrets, imprisoned secrets.
There was one escape, only through tears,
tarnishing the heart all the more
Somehow encrusting it forever-
Or so it seemed...
Tears, overflowing tears.
This river led to the sea of silence,
and stayed there.
Eerily still, no undercurrents perceived-
Or so it seemed...
Silence, deafening silence.
Numbing, unwavering trepidation,
kept all those unwanted secrets safe
Weakening the heart, deeming it hopeless-
Or so it seemed...
Trepidation, paralyzing trepidation.
But fear also harnesses strength
and the alchemist within was the key
Breaking the silence, unlocking the secrets-
And so it was...
Strength, energizing strength.
This eventually led to tenacity,
tears hardening into diamonds of courage
Allowing the waves of silence to finally crash
And so it was...
Tenacity, freeing tenacity.
The heart now had a soaring spirit,
with a fire emboldening other hearts
Infinitely turning lead into gold-
And so it is...
Spirit, emblazoning spirit.
This thus far is the story of one heart's triumph,
written for the world to know
Giving hope and gilding hearts-
And so it will be...
Triumph, crowning triumph!
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