Kiss me slowly in an island of fire.
In a far, far piece of land,
right there, in the middle of nowhere.
The never-heard island of Halo.
Full of grace and beauty, exposed in a misery.
...Mayhaps a gift from The Gods?
An once in an infinite-time existence?
However...tonight its heart is crumbling apart,
the ultimate proof of its holiness ends up in ashes.
Tonight, my eyes become the grave of this paradise,
surely, the grave of my mind!
Tonight... together we shall die,
and so I close my eyes.
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But a firm grasp and my lips are dancing,
a warm hug and sincerity washes me over.
𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 peeking through my deepest desires.
𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 making me feel home.
𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯-𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭.
《 EXPLANATION 》
So let us start from the title: 'Kiss me slowly in an island of fire'.
Well the title is quite direct; you only have to imagine two people kissing in an island that is burning up. So the first view that I wanted you to imagine is this island, a burning piece of land in the middle of the ocean.
Now to better understand what I want to express, you should know that the island represents my mind.
You see, people are born with a mind that is initially innocent and curious in their own way. They have a beautiful light in them that makes them precious, makes them 'holy'. That is why I gave this island the name: Halo; a circle of light above one's head which indicates innocence, good and holiness.
Now before 'growing' and facing struggles that hurt you and change the way you think, your mind is still this beautiful island, untouched and so marvellous that only The Gods could have been able to create you.
But things happen and you get hurt, and sad. So it is okay & normal to be lost or without a clue of what is happening. The time when this happens is the 'Tonight' I mention in the poem. During that 'Tonight' your mind is experiencing a chaos. Your thoughts become a fuel to a fire that could destroy you.
And as I say I am standing there to witness this destruction(eyes =grave of the island and my mind), someone, again, is there. The nature of this someone will be explained in the series that are yet to come where I will be showing you guys my thoughts about the two different people that exist in one's mind. I should be clear; this is not necessarily related to duality. More like what you appear to be and act like(you with the world) and who you truly are which is key to reaching your dreams(you with/and your true self). Though, I am still working on these and will try to be clearer in the future.
Now again, as I said, whilst watching the burning island I meet this someone, Her, who represents my true self that makes me happy.
The kiss (dancing lips) symbolizes unification, us becoming one in harmony. But in the poem the kiss doesn't last forever(yet).
The last verse again refers to us living in the same body, being two different personas of the same human.
