Dawn & Dusk

The flames of my heart
Were a violent red
Spitting and spewing
Sparks of hatred

They raged at the damage
Done to my heart
And resolved to burn
Until all fell apart

The flames of my heart
Became a bitter black
Simmering and seething
In deep, hidden cracks

Over them churned
A festering pot of pain
As I relived my trauma
Again and again

The flames of my heart
Were out of control
As bulky black beasts
Poured on heaps of coal

So I tried to put
The fires out
But then a darkness
Began to gather round

The flames of my heart
Turned a brilliant white
When I chose to let go
Of my inner spite

Not denying
What had happened before
But refusing to let it
Define me anymore