© 2007 M. Bennett Hooper

Recoiling from endless parades of pretty visions I lost sight of what is truly beautiful because I could not believe that you may crush what was left of my weakened heart so
I blustered boasted and tried to fill your head with my former dreams which were in reality nightmares in disguise unreal unfulfilling and empty.

I am still afraid to walk with you because I imagine an expectation filled head ready to devour me because of my past misadventures.
My true and lasting beloved I worship you from afar at my preference for to come too close is to burn away my scars and I fear leaving my heart naked again.

Hope is the daring darling who whisked me away on a dream and little bit of faith the scent of which filled my head and made you swoon when you heard her name.I caved in so humbly leaving all ashes and bones to blow away as dust.

Those skeletons I hold onto make me weak with worry and unbelievable insecurity I feel the weight of misery as my heart fills for Hope.
Hope springs eternal within and my hair rejuvenates all that resonates between ears your heart and your soul now I ask you while you know who I am
Who keeps you from me?

Dare I prepare for fight once more?
The battle is never won but I cannot leave for those boundless moments we share here and at a distance are those which keep us both afloat and alive in the winds of time.