WISH UPON A STARLee-ann SuddickFeb 22, 2021Updated: Feb 25, 2021I am worn out fromthe climb to FreedomThe need to break awayFrom the shackles of my pastAre so strongIt forces me to keep going…I get up every time I fallMy pain guides meThrough the blizzardWhen my rage Blinds my futurePieces of my broken heartRise upRestricting my airwayI choke onPast disappointmentPainful betrayalWhen I think I will black outI see her sad blue eyesVulnerableFocusedHer tears flow unguardedThrough mineHer pastIs my presentI want to comfort herProtect herSave herFine veil betweenLove and hatredAcceptance and rejectionI lie very still in the dirtSurrounded byShrapnel of past dysfunctionMy breath is shallowFog sets inMy mind backfiresReplaying what I desperatelyNeed to releaseOver and over...With highly-strung notesOf urgency!DeafeningParalysingI am stuck in two parallelsCollidingLight and DarknessRicochetEvery drop of rainCuts like a razor-edged swordPenetrating clarityI still struggleTo see a way out!All escape routesAre securelyBarricadedBy chains and fear!As I become defeatedPrepare to take my last breathHer soul penetratesDeep into theEssence of mineIn her outstretchedTiny handShe clenches somethingAs if her life depends on itWith the little strength I haveI prize her fingers openTo see aRusted keyThat has been exposedTo all the elementsOf erosionOf Life...It takes all her courageTo offer it to meI am reluctant to take itWe are both overwhelmedBy fear ofStepping into the unknownOf what this exchange will manifestTime slows downTo non-existentAs our blue eyes lockIn unisonWe both knowIt is time for TruthOur past trauma mergesOur hearts intertwineOur past and present unifyI feel her little hand in mineAll negative belief systemsThat have kept us imprisonedShatter!Transmute into the Galaxy!Our dreams reflect back to usFrom all the stars Wished uponBefore we were taught toGive up on themWithout spoken words...We RISE!
I am worn out fromthe climb to FreedomThe need to break awayFrom the shackles of my pastAre so strongIt forces me to keep going…I get up every time I fallMy pain guides meThrough the blizzardWhen my rage Blinds my futurePieces of my broken heartRise upRestricting my airwayI choke onPast disappointmentPainful betrayalWhen I think I will black outI see her sad blue eyesVulnerableFocusedHer tears flow unguardedThrough mineHer pastIs my presentI want to comfort herProtect herSave herFine veil betweenLove and hatredAcceptance and rejectionI lie very still in the dirtSurrounded byShrapnel of past dysfunctionMy breath is shallowFog sets inMy mind backfiresReplaying what I desperatelyNeed to releaseOver and over...With highly-strung notesOf urgency!DeafeningParalysingI am stuck in two parallelsCollidingLight and DarknessRicochetEvery drop of rainCuts like a razor-edged swordPenetrating clarityI still struggleTo see a way out!All escape routesAre securelyBarricadedBy chains and fear!As I become defeatedPrepare to take my last breathHer soul penetratesDeep into theEssence of mineIn her outstretchedTiny handShe clenches somethingAs if her life depends on itWith the little strength I haveI prize her fingers openTo see aRusted keyThat has been exposedTo all the elementsOf erosionOf Life...It takes all her courageTo offer it to meI am reluctant to take itWe are both overwhelmedBy fear ofStepping into the unknownOf what this exchange will manifestTime slows downTo non-existentAs our blue eyes lockIn unisonWe both knowIt is time for TruthOur past trauma mergesOur hearts intertwineOur past and present unifyI feel her little hand in mineAll negative belief systemsThat have kept us imprisonedShatter!Transmute into the Galaxy!Our dreams reflect back to usFrom all the stars Wished uponBefore we were taught toGive up on themWithout spoken words...We RISE!
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