Truth
A Torch That Shows The Way
He told me
"You are like the fire that shows people
all the good and the bad
in themselves."
*
That is the truth
A torch that shows the way
through the darkest tunnels of life
*
Exposing
the depths
of the caverns
in your soul
Illuminating
the hidden treasure
in the chest
of your heart
*
That's when I realized
he saw me as the truth
*
The light from the fire
that reveals what hides
*
That's why it was hard
to bear my presence
to see my words
*
They burned
through his skull
Seared through his soul
Melted his icy heart
when he preferred
the feeling of frostbite
*
After walking through a cave
without a light his whole life
he took a walk
with the torch of truth
*
He couldn't bear sight
at the reality around him
the height of his own shadow
the gleam of the crystals in his eyes
*
He didn't want to see
his own reflection
on the surface of the water
*
The truth hurt him
like the fire can burn the skin
Because he's never known
the fire of truth
that burns deep within
About the Creator
Sarah Jane
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