– Inner Fires –
In the reflection of your inner fires,
I see you shift your visions
to a version of yourself
that becomes more skewed,
more shuttered away
from the freedom of emotion
which you once shared with me.
That sense of anger
can be a kind of fuel for us,
a motivation to see
the most negative aspects
of ourselves in a positive light.
Yet you are surely not as twisted
as you often try to make yourself believe.
I know that your heart is genuine,
that you hold a compassionate soul,
and that these more hidden aspects
are that which encompass and retain
your humanities at the core.