#29 - How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling. Claude Debussy

CONQUERING NEW WORLDS

Discoveries abound
in the secret longing for relationships.

Like the whispering, gentleness
of a new morn burgeoning on the horizon,
so, too, does the power of love
overcome the darkness of night.

Excruciating pain exists in the newness
of pairing two souls into one.
The rawness of open wounds,
exposed again to the art of loving,
reveal unhealed sores inflicted
by disappointment and rejection.

Fear forever stands in the way,
daring the heart to remove itself
from the isolation it craves.
And yet, the allure of life’s passions
beckons the broken spirit to
once, again, indulge itself in the
wondrous array of flavors
that love brings to the palate.

Holding back is not an option.
Reaching forward,
releasing those fears held hostage
in the prison of emotion,
frees the denial hidden in solitude.