Poem – “Clench Those Thorns” – 1/24/2024

Resurrect me,
disciple of a cold north.
I have been stretching
these shadows
to seek your torch.

I have outlived
more than I can bear,
sheltered under an eclipse,
burning in what is broken
inside this aging heart.

I have been fearing
what I am becoming.
You are near,
though your nectar is not.
Nature eludes me,
either by mercy or malice.

Reveal me,
if you ever believe this.
I have been despairing
in this song,
to seek your soul.

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