Star-crossed

There are walls around my heart

And though my blood flows freely,

It is locked down by the gripping cage

Of this undeniable feeling.

 

Smoke in the midst of mist

How can I tell wrong from right,

If truth in my eyes

Is the devil in yours?

Just listen to my bleeding ears,

My voice is already too hoarse.

 

A picture-perfect fantasy

I cannot afford.

Sharp thoughts shoot me down

Yet my heart yearns for more.

 

“A monster inside is still a monster,

Even though unseen.”

My panicked fingernails scrape at flesh

Trying to reach my heart at once.

 

But further and further it flies,

Away from a broken body of lies,

To a new serenity:

A faithful peace,

A glistening hope that will never cease.

 

A goddess of nightmares

She still haunts my dreams

Her eyes keep me imprisoned

Her tears, as they fall, they gleam.

 

The magic in her uproots all control in me

I can’t fight it any longer, despite my pleas

Take me now to the place of peace,

Where I can love her,

Unconditionally.

Leocardia Wanjira