She stood alone
Naked
Bare
Body
Mind
and Soul
In front of the Universe
She stood
Broken
Alone
and Afraid
She walks countless beaches looking for lost treasure
She waits for something real
Something true
She gathers the lost children of the Ent
Putting them back together in sorted menageries that resemble her scattered thoughts
and her long broken heart
Walking with sticks
Lost in thought
but she hasn’t lost her way
One by one she places her lost children in bags and returns home
She gives them new homes
New lives
New purpose
She gives herself new purpose
She gives herself
Hope
Three lost sheep follow her
She guides them now that she can see
The great veil has dropped
She can see
She can live
Finally live
Moving forward
She needs no one to walk with her
She is strong alone
As she is
She looks out over the great Pacific to the lighthouse
She looks for someone to walk with her
Not to bring her strength
but to love her as she is
Strong yet frail
Peering into the soul as if it were a window
Seeking only to know her
To know her presence
Finding the cracks that tell her story
Hearing that story
Line by line
Offering only friendship and kindness in return
Forms of nostalgia dance like fireflies in the night
As memories often do
…but he only seeks to know her soul
Her true form
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This was written for a very close friend of mine. She’s touched my soul, as few do. So few people strive to be close friends anymore. It’s nice to have this friendship with her.
xoxo
