Drafts

Shield

inkycapnip

07 Apr 2025 — 1 min read

Two paladins welcome me into their home
One loud
One quiet
Never alone

Unmasked fate
Deprivation fuels a need to be held
Stalwart embrace
Find strength enough to spell

Shield made man
kind in the face of venom
that's shaking these hands
Melting away terror

We share a meal
Learning to heal
Sun rays cast over traces of family
Affirming needlessly cracked reality

I might be able to sleep
Golden sparkles I can keep
No longer afraid I return this night
We got together to feel alright

A bird with a broken wing

I want to write a poem for you But you don’t really let people in So I can only write for the father I’ve had Not the one you wish you had been Deep beneath the skin of a man little boy cries frozen in time For a

Never Heard

While you were frozen solid I was falling on my face When I offered you a hand My progress was displaced In the face of your suffering I prefer to walk alone Rather than cut off pieces Trying to keep you whole All the darkness I witnessed Contrasted by beams

Sunshine

Brown eyes brighter than the sun I saw the world through yours before I ever grew my own Strong hands forged in fire and stone You stood stalwart between my light and the unknown Sour words that stung in my youth Turned bitter after half a decade apart Lemonade sweetened

Daisy

In another life Crescent moons adorn your arms Slipping through my fingers Cocooning an ugly charm A silver touch, soft fingers Gliding across my scalp A luminous smile Feeds a fresh start A whispered plea Let's never be apart Sadly I've grown An unattached heart I&

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A bird with a broken wing

Never Heard

Sunshine

Daisy