Friday, April 29, 2022

What Weight Upon Heart

 


wait - waiting wondering waiting anticipating


looking at a firecracker’s burning fuse

burst of joy gray clouds singing blues fun cruise


the fuse sputters another is lit then falls apart

waiting for joy – what will get that weight off her heart?


what even can that onerous burden be

dark furtive devious crushing abusively?


that weighs her down stifles her song

could it be God, no that would be wrong


whatever it is it is no small thing

as if all the Winters holding back Spring


If only the load could be lifted taken away

but it’s too pernicious and ready to betray


Its metastasizing while numbing the mind cloyed

what more painful than to see a friend’s joy destroyed?


Beaten back by those forces that cause soul death

I will fight for your release as long as I have breath


if you can in any way reach out and take my hand

as I’m forever reaching even as we crash land



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