..conforming to the weather..

By NikesRain

here are these days
that creep in
as deep as the cold outside
where heavy thoughts
and forlorn dreams
reach down
into the bones
feeding
on soft marrow
leaving me
hollow and brittle
afraid to move too fast
lest i become
nothing more than
a ghost of a heart
surrounded by dust
so bathe me
in liquid amber
molten and swirling
with ages
so when the days
rain their chill
upon me again
hardening
my new found skin
at least
i can shine
beautiful
even
in my emptiness

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Published on Friday, January 25, 2008. Filed under: "Poetry"

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On Saturday, May 28, 2016, carlosjackal (3011) wrote:

A wonderous weave of great flow and beauty. Top stuff.
On Monday, January 25, 2016, Lab Rat (131) wrote:

Always a joy to read a good poet. Thank you.
A former member wrote: beautiful
On Friday, December 16, 2011, TropicalSnowstorm (1703) wrote:

"at least i can shine beautiful even in my emptiness" - Beautiful! Ciao, T/S
A former member wrote: I fear a comment would add unecessary brush strokes a masterpiece
On Tuesday, January 29, 2008, unspeakable truth (100) wrote:

So familiar…Wonderfully written.
A former member wrote: how did I ever miss this? absolutely superb. from your number one fan. ~hdb
On Saturday, January 26, 2008, Narcissa (404) wrote:

You weave words beautifully.
A former member wrote: . .. .the shine is always best after the shedding of light [or skin either]; a graceful contrasting transitional piece.
On Friday, January 25, 2008, Taunting The Reaper (178) wrote:

You wear despair like a warm blanket and I think sometimes it's just that. Lovely read.
On Sunday, January 27, 2008, NikesRain (1298) wrote:

*bows* ~Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the self-same well from which your laughter rises was often times filled with your tears.~ Kahlil Gibran