Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole

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Almost There

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A part of me never could stay in this world...
Almost
Is the essence of my existence
A hollow
that can never be filled.... no matter how close to brightness, I stay
Icarus, I would have done the same

A sense that the chase to become
Is a thin mirage of hope created and
Clutched
so tightly to my chest...
That on rainy days, I can barely
Breathe
without it, I would have drowned
in a hopeless place
Ive come close to destruction ...
Played poker on a whim, stakes so high, it felt like a sure win
Amber liquid sloshing in beautiful smooth glasses
Over
And
Over
Yet somehow- I'm still here
As if someone there, high up
knew that I needed grounding
And sent three souls - a kind spirited boy, a gentle wolf and a birdwatching farmer
Ive always felt tied to the number 3.

The melancholic core of my soul has a tendency to saturate
Like stained glass on dark gothic cathedral floors
Like the thin film of grease on old cast iron
Like dandelion seeds scattering into open fields
it is a ghost of long past that had to stay...
Destined to search for what cannot be held
It whispers on the best of days
And the worst...
Like white hot coal pressed to skin until the scream turns to pitch black silence
and the mutated skin is the comfort that I never knew I needed...
The mantra is impermanence
I can never remember
Like the indigo sky holds on to stars knowing that when dawn is near
It will have to let go...
Hello there