There’s a light on
in there,
somewhere.
Behind the shutters
and the curtains drawn.
Hidden in a closet,
or in a cupboard,
Underneath something,
underneath everything.
You can
hide it away.
You can dampen the flame,
but you risk
everything,
like burning it all down
with all you love inside.
There’s a light on
in there,
somewhere.
I can sense it,
warm and even glowing.
Capable and ancient.
You are so afraid
that if you let it show,
the monsters will find you
and they will come and kill you.
I can’t believe
that no one told you;
that light is a weapon
used to destroy the darkness
and drive it away.
No one ever showed you how
to wield it properly,
so you’re afraid
and I am afraid for you.
You can’t go on like this.
So, let it go.
Bring out the light again.
Open your heart
and let it burn.
Tear down all
those walls you built.
They could never protect you,
only confine you.
Throw back the shutters, now.
Let your light out
and let the life in.
Let the darkness come.
I’ll lend my light to yours
and we will burn,
magnificent.
Like stars in the infinite.
Just let it go.
HG – 2019
