and numbness in my once audacious wings.
Dear stars, give me the strength to burn.
Remind me I’m more than my most recent crash,
how it’s only in the air that my spirit sings.
Singing feels so much better than taste of ash.
I know that again to risk is again to learn
even the most glorious flights have their end.
But, dear stars, lend me your strength to burn.
Though my heart had splintered in that last crash
and know a fall follows every rising, I can’t pretend
there is any comfort in the taste of ash.
Sorrow will always come along, often unearned,
making it vital to revel in every way delight extends.
My dear stars, I can't bear not to burn.
Though joy can vanish in a flash,
I want my fire to return.
I'm so tired of the taste of ash,
Please, stars, give me the strength to burn.
Photo by Nathan Lindahl on Unsplash
By Rommy Cortez-Driks
Song Choice: Carry On by Fun
Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem was created for the Friday Writings prompt at Poets and Storytellers United, To Burn.
