The darkest night shade
The dream you wake to
The final toss and turn
No birds, no cars, no chatter
The veil is thin
Ancestors whisper
and dance the curtains
So shy and sweet
Awkward and kind
Introverted and funny
Gentle and fierce
Soft fresh wings
always tucked inside
An unhatched butterfly
Iron Maiden chrysalis
of addiction
Mental illness
Sexual abuse history
Poverty, debt and divorce
A caged bird doesn’t stand a chance
if there is nothing to sing about
The new year newly born
but last years cocoon
just wouldn’t let go
One cold morning
just before dawn
She walked alone
down the center of the road
Near misses
called 911
but rescue came too late
In the darkest hour
a semi turned the corner
and Dawn stepped in front
just before the light broke
Dont mention
the unmentionable
The load seems too heavy
already
Instead the remaining live
inside the wish
that we had mentioned something sooner
Only Dawn knows
when enough is Enough
But you have to wait
through the midnight blues
of never ending expectation
Always strong and steady
Perpetually ready
It must have been exhausting
never being able let go
Even the dark gives up
and gives in to the light
that is waiting
to wake you up
and walk you home
After all the decades
you have tried
If the only way out
that showed itself
was on the inside
Day after day
Night after night
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
It’s ok to go
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