Solace

This emptiness
It haunts, lurks around the dusty corners
The parts of the mind left untouched
Sucks the air from the lungs
The life from the eyes

Dares you to feel
Anything but despair,
Desperation.
Hollow.
Hollowness in your bones
In your heart

I sit behind the bars in this hollow prison
I know the key rests in my hand
I am not quite sure what is outside.

What the fuck

Memories
Of isolation and confusion
Hopelessness; fear
Watching myself die.

Is there no peace to be found
No mercy to be begged for
No quiet time to be
To admire
To love
To be loved;
Wholly, fully, all-encompassingly?

Am I dreaming up reality

When I find it
Don't let me fucking lose it

Serendipity

A look at you to know life.
Love
For innocent eyes
Filled with excitement, curiosity
For waking to your stirring
Your love for almost everything
For timid steps
The softness and warmth
For the gazes upwards
And your need for safety and comfort
For the silly antics
And the way I could watch you for hours
For the nuances and demeanors
That I have come to know
For the overwhelming flood of joy and purpose
You have no idea you have given me.

Love
For what you are and everything you need me to be

Love
For those eternally unaware of their impact.