Reflections and Shadows

Escape

Where do I go from here,

when I'm so terribly lost

and life is nowhere near.

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The thoughts of others drone,

ever reminding me that

I'm trapped, forsaken, and alone.

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In my dreams I wander far,

back to an escape

through the sheen of a distant star.

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Soaring high to Heaven's graceful peak,

Sun glaze and Moon glow

wash me of everything bleak.

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When I shake myself anew,

I know she'll be there waiting,

the one for whom my heart beats true.

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Atop that elated summit,

our hands join for a dance

with gazes meant never to plummet.

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Our doting caresses to us belong,

as rhythmic pulses and entwined breaths

play our favorite song.

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Sweeping across the twinkling sky,

I get lost in her presence

which makes me feel as if I could fly.

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Far beneath our playful feet,

dusk meanders back to dawn,

beckoning an end to my sweet sleep.

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Holding on until that wake from rest,

she bids me farewell

with a smile she knows I love best. 

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Drifting back into the day's slow burn,

I'm able to bear it all now,

for I know with the night she'll soon return.