Impact

a drop becomes a wave and
the vibration rocks the ocean
a sun rises into mourning as the 
rays and anguish paint our walls

i want to hold you tighter than this
to wrap my body around your heart
to absorb the scars and wounds
that scratch,
engraving the soft encasing —

an armor of love and flesh defends,
diluting the corrosion 
seeking your soul

your light effuses,
stretching it’s fingers,
flickers of warmth inviting us in

i don’t want the glow to falter
or wane,
so i’ll curl myself around the source
and be the barrier to your pain

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