Down the Rabbit Hole

There’s better ways to leave your mark on the world than ugly graffiti

Look back once in awhile so you can see how far you've travelled

Walking single file Companionable silence Each in her own thoughts

The road to heaven Mists shroud the way to the gates Head down, travel straight

The almost warmth of your words fail to keep the fire in my heart burning

I wrap your love around me like a blanket so that it keeps me warm on the cold nights we're apart

There’s the real me and the fantasy person the world created

In the quiet place in my heart I hear your words over and over

Fragments of poems flit through my mind refusing to fly together

What would I choose to say if I were able to meet my younger self

The walls that aren’t there keep blocking paths I’m struggling to finally access

Your husband cheats Your children shriek The dog pees on the rug I truly care But I don't dare Speak of the hole you've dug

Golden risen sun Warmth and life to those who choose To stand below it