Digging clawing scratching for hope
None is evident
Deeper
Deeper
Maybe further down?
A tirade escapes this majestic chasm of light
As unfurls the streaming colors of uncovered regalia
Found it I have amongst this ruined place
Salvation wrought by the errors of jaded misfortune
Crystal clear sky as lilacs spring forth ominously from the dry earth
and uncovered layers of meshed rock cling to my feet and hands
Now is time to discover the unknown
Light beckons forth
I urge it on
I taunt it
Teasing
Inviting
Enticing
I lure it
Yet I feel lured unto its own blinding presence
All of life blooms around me
the lilacs sing its tune
No longer hidden
I have found
What this earth wished to cover
Lost integrity
Hope
Faith
A renewal of humanity and fire
But in an instant it is lost again
My hands feel powdery and weak
The dirt loosely crumbles from my frame
A reminder of the fruitless chase
Of the quagmire I must embrace
I am lost
Embedded
I crumble into soil
Into earth
No more light
I crave release
No fire to keep me warm
The lilacs have all but passed with the wind
So beautiful they were
Oh how I will miss them so
Shedding a tear for the wind
It was hidden by the lilacs all along
Honorable winner
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