no matter where i turn and which walls i face
the sun is always in my eyes
no matter where sleep and how many circles i pace
i am blinded by your lies
those soft sweet things that you mumbled to me
i can almost taste the dewdrops on the grass
those silky serpent words that enveloped me
i can almost feel the poison sinking in
i can almost feel your arms on my skin
no matter what i do to my hair
or my wardrobe
even if i dismantle my bed
the sun is always in my eyes
it doesn’t matter if i paint the walls red
and fall down the stairs
memories of you come crashing down
they seep through the window panes
and my eyes crinkle
and my heart thrashes in its cage
you still do that to my veins
you still do that to me
as if you’re a sea
gushing
swirling
never letting me
be free
"The work of the artist is to heal the soul."by Kathleen Raine
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In essence: Kathleen Raine CBE (14 June 1908 – 6 July 2003) was a British poet, critic and scholar, writing in particular on William Blake, W. B. Yeats and Thomas Taylor. Known for her interest in various forms of spirituality, most prominently Platonism and Neoplatonism, she was a founding member of the Temenos Academy. via Wikipedia
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i hope that everyone feels like this from time to time
like their day has been defined by fake smiles
and their speech is punctuated by falling tears
and they feel that each minute takes a year
i hope that they lose sight of their talents
and lay in bed checking off the tasks they haven't done
i hope that their confidence dwindles like a flame
and bank balance shrinks like a pale sun
i hope that they realise that their life is a mess
and they can't even write rhyming poems properly
i hope that they realise they're not at their best
and when they wipe their nose on their sleeve
it comes out all gross and slobbery
i hope that they remember to laugh
and not take themselves so seriously
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