now a lingering toothache afar but still in sight

the first thought after my mid-day nap and the furthest notion when i lye my head down on my silk pillowcase

what a time it was to have a bond so bare and unparalleled

never to return but may i find a promise stronger then the now dainty pledge i grasp

a roar away from comfort

in your hand i granted you my dire and harrowing nights, with trust you vowed to carry

i tend to omit the most tedious of things

like the reason the bridge caved into the untold rapids

i remain fastened to loathe that name, troubled by grief but fueled by might as i haul this backpack up this everest-like summit, unnerving as i lift my leg up

yes i will prevail

to flaunt of the swim you have taken, how your river is quiet like the solitude you sing

how not a scratch has surfaced on your skin, how you are brave like the jungles king

oh to be you without a struggle, never would i

wish for such placid ease

for the tide on my tongue was once heavy as the clouds unleashed this tussle

for i am leaping with triumph over this cement like stone

to know now i am healing, those coffee- colored

bruises fading into my complexion

at last the quiet is resting between my fingertips

at last the garden is blooming

never to conceal such a feeling, may i only ever grow