October 4, 2009
She thought she'd fallen hard before tonight
but now the clouds had gathered and extinguished all her light
she thought she knew what it felt like to darken with despair
but until now she'd never been wounded beyond repair
And as her world caved in around her, she remembered when
singing, dancing, dreaming, laughing defined who she had been...
But she'd been tainted since that time
marked by others' demands
pushed back, torn open, redefined
exposed, heart closed... she ran
She found a lonely place and built a wall
to shelter her from any storm, she built it strong and tall
but left an open roof to see the stars
so when she'd look up, for a moment, she'd forget her scars
But tonight she felt afraid in ways she'd not before
she'd huddled close against her wall, hugging tight her knees
outside was raging a terrific storm
and old wounds were reopening, she'd begun again to bleed
A lightning bolt crashed through her wall and pierced right through her heart
she'd gasped in shock and pain - and then the sky went dark
she'd been dealt a deathblow, even through her best defenses
and now she fell into oblivion, crying herself senseless
And in that place of darkest, dreamless death to what defined her
the rain blew gently through the hole the storm left in her fortress
cool drops fell on her face and exposed wounds; a strange reminder
of who she'd been: refreshing, free, alive, tender and fearless
The skies began to drench her, cleanse her, soothe her weary mind
she pushed away the pain and rose, blinking her bloodshot eyes
peering through the wall, she saw the hope for something new
and weak and frail she set herself to what she had to do
Brick by brick her cold and aching fingers tore away
the wall that had so long kept her from coming apart
and with each piece she removed, she found another place
ceased to ache and fester restlessly within her heart
...And as she tore her world apart, remembering what had been
she found herself restored, believing, dreaming once again
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