I left home on a snowy eve
The hearth was cold
Promises untold
We weren’t getting along
It wasn’t long before I came upon
A blazing hearth
Its flame kept me warm
And when the blaze died down to a glow
I moved on
Deeper in the woods a fire burned
Its sparks danced, dazzled, and I yearned
I learned of tricks
How to keep them and I imbibed
I never felt so alive
Something inside me
Wanted more
Another part said
It was time to go
The snow got deeper the nights longer
I was weary and longed for the days
When I was stronger
Alone and cold, hungry and feeling old
I wearily trudged on
The nights were long
I was in a place
Where glowing hearths
I no longer yearned
I searched for something
To keep me alive
My head hung low
I averted my face from the driving snow
What once was ablaze
With so much happiness
Was now barely aglow
Deep in my soul
I was a stranger in this place
Nowhere to go
I was reduced to nothing more
Than a fleck in this frozen space
The wind so frigid relentlessly blew on
With each passing day
It was more difficult to carry on
When suddenly visions of home
Warmed my heart
The door was unlocked
I went inside
The hearth was warm
But it was different....
No longer mine
That is when I found out
My love my life was gone
No longer with us
A life that had passed on
Feeling old and weary...
I carried on
Lost and confused...
I carried on
A small flame in my heart
I nurtured
And then one day I stopped
And chose the path
That was always beyond
I had made a new promise
This time I would keep
And I carried on
On a beautiful snowy eve.
-Anonymous
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