Starshine

bright new hope

::all the more glorious
for the surrounding darkness::

[[ inky black tendrils

reaching out
from behind the veil of the
past,

dragging at my steps ]]

with these chains around my ankles,

is that star too far away to
touch?

can I stretch far enough?

::ignore the pain::

[[...screaming agony of
muscles, atrophied,
too long unused...]]

is it that simple?

::just reach out &&
feel that warmth seep through me::

...thawing regions
I thought I'd closed away forever...

[[ rending fulfillment,
torturous bliss ]]

...feel the burn...

...accept the sweet golden honey flow
of present healing...

[[ of future loss ]]