Tears flow
as sadness encircles my soft heart,
singing a serenade of
suffocation.
I struggle to breathe
this crushing pressure
of breathless air.
Broken hopes escape down my cheek;
a rivulet of sparkling trust
stolen
from a oasis of faithlessness.
Eternal despair slackens,
acceptance slowly arises,
beautiful renewal begins.
Hope
not to spring eternal
but overwhelmingly radiant,
in that one moment..





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