Within the Restless Mind: a book of poetry

A Writer in the Dark

Bound by a soul sewn onto paper by
the words in her mind.
Her shadow reflects off the wall
from the burning candlelight.
With her words, she drew her pain from
a love that had died.
Promises that had been made before
were rewritten in her point of view.. and
exposed for what they truly were: lies.
For though the pen is mighty,
her words have the potential to destroy.
She found strength within her truth
as she permanently erased herself
from his narrative.
These are the confessions that
were told in the dark; ones that are too
unbearable to face in the light.
She was no longer the
fragile dove in a gilded cage.
Her mind, her soul, her words
and her heart were hers again.