A Broken Eternity
A Poem About Trauma
So peaceful until he gets home
Unsung anger explodes
In a flurry of fights and harsh words
On this full moon night
True colors shine through
Fiery red
Cold blackness
Engulfs me in the frigid air of winter
Here in misery
Stuck forever
Forever is only a few months from ending
Fly for freedom
Where coming home doesn't end the quiet
The sweet, bitter music
Flows through me like the smoke
Of the fire
Enters the air
In wisps
Trapped in the clothing
Choking me
As we stoke the fire of rage
A burning inferno
At 3000º
Going home again
As I walk toward the flames
My spell of silence is broken
My peace shatters
As I approach the gates of hell again
Home is where the heart is
My heart burns for escape
For peaceful silence
But into the chaos, I run
And it welcomes me with open arms
Welcome home Epitome
Welcome home to your broken eternity
About the Creator
Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist
I fell in love with speculative fiction and poetry many years ago, but I have precious little time to write any. Then, I went crazy and started a cult called metAlchemy, or meta alchemy. I revere energy of all brands, esp. good, kind chaos.
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I loved the powerful flow of emotions in this poem.