Alchemy

A collaborative poem

a leaden heaviness 
weighs upon 
the grieving heart
I spend my days
remembering:

collapsing at your feet
covered in warm hues 
slowly becoming whole
in your presence

this golden image of you
is preserved in the memory
I search furiously 
for a way to transform you
to make it real

take this wound
and heat it past language
watching as 
hidden elements
reveal in the fire
of my sorrow

sever my ring finger 
in exchange for freedom
from this anguish
the haunting of my soul

take the threads
of my memories 
elusive ghosts 
from the garden
of my mind
gather them
and fashion a net

something to break my fall
as I soar through
recollections of you:

always falling
faster than hands can catch
heavier than love can hold

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This was a collaborative poem! Here are the wonderful writers that contributed: Vision2Verse, HEW(Hue) of Poetry, Gathering the Pieces of Me, Kate M. Sine, Blue Evergarden, Renée Lucia, Speaking of...

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Please note:

sometimes when creating a collaborative poem, it ends up that even smaller fragments lead to a unified whole or that words and phrases call for further shaping and moulding. This is no reflection on the contributor. Instead, it’s a beautiful reminder that the creative process is always filled with twists and turns.

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