I fell asleep last night
feeling heavy
spending hours as I
tossed and turned
through all the
layers of my sheets
•
Draped in judgment
cushioned safely in
unwanted opinions
and projections —
•
Who w/could I be
when I give
this shame away?
•
Peeling back the
first, only foreign
remains revealed
underneath the
surface.
•
Years fighting within
my own vessel, a
violent voice echos
through the cracks:
“make my mind mute”
•
But a knowing
softly simmers in a
home of deep resilience that
serves without notice
to an owner
who is - dissonant.
•
Still, what’s raw burns
the palms of the
brave, who are
seeking;
so ignite me.
•
Blazing a brilliance
no eye will see just
where one ember meets the
core, yet “you’re glowing!”
•
My! a wild
inferno impassioned in
me?
•
Soot smudged edges
enlighten, and yet I am
no dust nor ash,
I am; light.
- Illumination
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Nicole Oliver
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I absolutely love the imagery you used in this poem alongside the oxymoron of the sheets-seemingly giving you comfort but at the same time, suffocating you, making trapping you within. I feel this. However, the spark within will prevail to the very end, building in power to become a steady flame unwavering.