a trepidation
in venturing out
into the golden
glow slowly
igniting across
the dark purple

no one needs
to see a fool
who has been
so uncertain
as to who he is
under the light
where blemishes
are more pronounced

i struggle before
trying to sleep
without a grain
of hope to cling to
just a dreamcatcher
ready to burst
and a series of
deadends to try and
navigate clear from

the sun elongates
the shadows around me
while my flesh burns
and i cannot tell
if it another dream
of her embrace