Solar Eclipse

A poem that was mostly written in a high school cafeteria.

 

Solar Eclipse

 

Escaping

Into a gentle storm of memories

Like a boa constrictor

Strangling me

Back from the time of long agos

Secret woes

And emptiness

 

Back from the darkness of time

When I was alone and lost

To the darkness

At midnight

Silence without remedy

Broken by the occasional glimmer

A beacon of hope

The stars, with their silver affection

 

And then it was summer

Cold summer

Filled slowly with the sun

I thawed from my temple of ice

But in the autumn, happy in her arms

He shattered my heart of stone

So I learned that the night

Was not meant to be

The moon changed its face

Fading away from my world

 

I looked to the sun

And its warmth renewed my life

It gave me its love

And became my evolution

I am in its orbit now

Despite my burns

 

Light is a promise

Love is forbidden

Life is mysterious

 

But I am escaping

If only for a moment

Into a gentle storm of memories

Like a warm breeze

Reminding me of what could have been

Frightening me with what might be

But all the while,

Making me thankful for what I have

For this single, precious, moment

 

And I thank you

Sunshine

For blocking out the dark

And rescuing me

From him

From myself

 

It was only in your light

That the moon shown.

Author's Note

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[LeeLee Ryder]

great imagery thru-out.. Guess things haven't changed.. cafeteria food doesn't come close to the nutritional healing value that eating & spitting your words on paper can provide... Excellent flow
I love this lines especially:
"Broken by the occasional glimmer A beacon of hope The stars, with their silver affection" ...
"The moon changed its face Fading away from my world" ...
"And I thank you Sunshine For blocking out the dark And rescuing me From him From myself .."
"It was only in your light That the moon shown."
Wonderful Maya.. keep the solar vibe bright.
LeeLee
PS: U've inspired to write about nutritional healing value in my own quirky way...
Thanks again for sharing.