The year’s end…years end…
and we have, they were
a dozen some and thousands more
tears…
still to fall, to fill
oceans up to the horizon
sinking heart drowning in
grief…
a state I must inhabit
carrying this load, through
deserved icy winds
by choice…
buffered only by this
thin cloak, holes picked through by
nervous fingers, doubting
the risks…
this sputtering flame
will be enough to melt
the frostbite forming on
my feet…
shifting ground, uprooted
I stumble, turn my ankle
bloody hands, my will calls:
you must rise…
accept help, a solo journey
is never really solo
birthed forward, through pain
let them gather…
carry your light until you can
unwrap your cloak, threads
falling behind
one fiber remaining–
as lessons…lessons.
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bittersweetverse 
January 1st, 2013 at 12:35 pm
dang…great intensity to this..the stumbling, rising, accepting help, take the next steps towards light…not an easy way sometimes but a way that teaches us many valuable lessons for sure…happy new year to you
January 1st, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Such a journey, the emotions are so palpable, and the truth that emanates is certainly a lesson for many. Hold your light, and keep moving, love xo
January 1st, 2013 at 1:20 pm
alone is never really alone…love those lines…it is a struggle to keep that flame lit long enough at times….felt verse….
January 1st, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Oh wow, nicely builds to those last two verses really grabbed me and pulled me back through the poem a couple times more. Well done.
January 1st, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Very nice!! 🙂
January 2nd, 2013 at 12:45 am
…an intense read with a tangible message… well worth offering for the new year… happy new year… smiles…
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:48 am
holding a thread =)
January 2nd, 2013 at 4:03 am
Some real positivety in this..and a message that none of us have to travel alone…i really enjoyed your structure…it made this so smooth to read
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:17 pm
Intense and good!