Within Me
by JACEY
For once –
I no longer loiter sidewalks
of hopelessness
around endless circles;
nor starve for happiness
among scraps of pottery
but rather within future –
is where it lies;
for love’s tragedy has departed
on a bittersweet note
yet one of content
as the search for survival ends,
because it’s within me –
as it has been all along.
Yet oblivion always seemed to tussle
my thoughts
as mind overrode heart,
until it became but a
valuable lesson.
“Follow your heart,
never give up while accepting what is;
look beyond idealism to discover truth;
always hold onto that dream,
never let it flee from your grasp
yet do not cling to it for life.”
It was today I captured that glimpse
through rose-colored glasses
among absence,
ripened yet
edible.