I remember br Fading lines of now blurred ink br And metal, fascinating metal br That I confess to have over thought br Everything br From comfort to bruised skin br Music, moonlight… and then br Night’s bursting heart giving way br To the practical considerations of day br br Observing now br Fear is as absent as you today br And pain, the unbearable ache br Suddenly so beautifully appropriate br All of it br From living room to bedroom door br Tearsdrops, smiles… much more br Yesterday has paused for now br So the future may exist somehow br br Knowingly then br A passion’s birthed by emptiness br And screams, undeniably real br Are shredding time and changing place br Entirely br From tender heart to abandoned soul br Alone, newborn… yet full br A star has fallen from the sky br A sign this wanderer is guided by br br **** br br Reach out to trace the lines br Wipe the tears and read the sign br Open wide and let it out br Take it in, forgetting doubt br Stepping forward in the dark br Break for day, oh! bleeding heart br For looking back is not allowed br If one is to ride upon the cloudsbr br Christine Austin Colebr br