I yearn for the comfort of Shadows, The all too familiar warmth of being ensconced in the still somnolent calm. Not the deep folds where the untempered other shies away from. I miss being one of the shadows. I miss the company of sound Not the steady clack of the spider as it triapses the …

Do I smile or stare vacuously Do I say hi, or do I Affirm these feelings Do I tell you of colourful dreams hidden under lock and seal Of a stoicists heart Do I prod at this, Which like the spider web in the rain enchants with sparkling diamonds Would that I could touch. Do …

I find it curious That like water in a container, Your consciousness has defined a entire world, Mine. That you need that I be safe within those Definitions. That you need the status quo to be maintained, That you need Though I suspect the greater tragedy is you making me a subject to this need

Tell me... Did you experience this: The surge of emotions threatening to overwhelm the therapy of writing the natural ebb, the flow the thrill of creating Then the release post hoc At the end...... there's a certain release, almost like a loss of something - personal, treasured.

I keep coming back to you. Even though it hurts, hemorrhaging tender Scabs on the heart. Even though it hurts I yearn to be closer. it's in those moments where the world seems brighter, When I'm energised Somehow. Those moments when I'm most alive. It never ceases to amaze. The duality of it. The way …