Revenge is a dish best served cold
Cold as the metal handcuffs trapping you
Tying you to the anger you can't escape
Revenge is a dish best served icy
Freezing your mind so there's nothing else you can think of
And nothing other than pain you can feel.
Only time can heal you
And you can only heal
When everything around you is burnt down
Till you're surrounded by nothing but flames
When the red in your heart comes flashing in front of your eyes
Till all that pulled you down are ashes
At your feet.
Acceptance releases you from the debris of self destruction
And you see that all this time you were just destroying yourself by holding hurt rather than letting it go
Forgiveness makes the sun rise as the moths turn to butterflies
And you see all this time you were locking yourself in the past when all along you had the key
Love propels you forward into the sky and the future
As the ice melts and the flowers sprout
You realise no feeling can last when it's left your heart
In the way that only summer can end winter.
You can't heal in the environment that made you sick
And you can only heal when you decide to move forward
And sometimes you have to burn your bridges
To save the city
But when the dark skies of the storm fade
And you see the light
You can rebuild your world
Then watch the rainbow rise.
~ 27/8/19 - LD x
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The storm fades part 1: There's no sunset without darkness
Poesie🖤🖤 This is the first section of my new poetry trilogy called 'the storm fades'. The storm represents negativity, hurt, anger, hate and destructive mindsets, all of which can impact people's happiness and perspective. However its fading (and the ov...
