Sleet ran through my veins
Leaving my soul cold and empty
Bitterness attaching itself
To everything it could.
At one point, the sun rose
Melting my heart
Daring to dream
As I once did before
This hearth that glows
Burns a passion
That only others have
Told me existed
Dare to be a child again?
To smile and be genuine?
To laugh and love again?
The confusion sets in.
Only to return to the beginning
Like the Earth revolves,
I revolve
And kneel before my maker