Silently; I admire the last summer twilight.
From below the horizon light’s glow prevails.
blissful: the feeling of suspension between day and night
There's an eerie pause in onward motion as time stands still.
A flicker of universal stretching of light in full view.
Too soon the sky is replaced with a terrifying hill.
My mind crumbles as dark falls all around.
Shadows descend bringing a crisp, quiet chill.
Weighted down by my silence, I'm upward journey bound.
In a panic I look around but all I see is wall.
Not yet knowing the climb begins with a downward spiral.
Lonely; I embark on my inward fall.
ASSISTANCE
Lay beneath this white gift
Wished upon you with grace, from me
I insist
Help me
Help you uncover persistence, and
Resist consistency problems
Solving them with onward motion
Evolving
Carved deep down and dark
Immaculate canvas of our mother earth
Inserted hope in which I spark
A light
Your light
Lift my wings, as a sudden impact of energy sinks in
Shrinking your retina optics within
At the same time, widening the vast horizons of infinite thought
Caught now is the opposite of dim
Flocks of ambition fly high
Foreseeing the truth
There, soaring bold
Holding the night sky
Tightly, sinking brightly
Drowning from unfolded grips of tomorrow
Soaring ahead
Through time and space
I’m in over my head
At an unsteady pace
Lost in fear
From an onward motion
Results in a tear
Due to much emotion
Trapt in a daze
Everything swirling
It’s all a haze
Spinning, whirling
I wish to end
This crazy ride
The rules bend
With broken pride
The feelings gone
They float away
It’s been so long
Since I’ve lived for today
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