Veni. Vidi. Vici.

Bittersweet Moments

Once here, gone tomorrow

Taking flight on an angel's wings

These pebbled lined lanes of yesterdays

Serenade stories to its pedestrians 

Of slayed dragons and demons fought

At the foothills of the ancient mountain 

Nothing ever went according to plan

She rose. She flew. She landed firmly so.

We built the mosaic one piece at a time

This moment contains all moments

I put pen to paper, one last time 

The monsters in my head ooh-ed and aah-ed

I may look still, but the voices in me torrential

Turn around, supine angel-

A waltz at her Papa's feet

Butterfly kisses on her Mama's cheek

Silent prayers chanted in fervor 

That chilly day in November, two of us shared

The giggles echoing in these shattered ruins

Pinky promises made with innocent glee

Old friends taught new lessons

New friends paved way for sunshine

Bittersweet moments

Of dark intoxicated nights in the alley

Tables that wobbled and yearned to be fixed

Of devilish laughter and honey soaked tears

A warm embrace here, a gentle smile there

Icy cold barriers crumbling to dust

Hallways tainted in horror, yet serenely calm

Waiting for its next adventure

Toothless old man, have you been wandering long?

"Wandering, I may. Lost, I'm not. Come, dear child"

She looks perplexed, could it be?

An old wife's tale, she dismissed

And yet, the map she'll carry to navigate these courses

Cold metal to chest, a whoosh here, a tick there.

Two lives beating as one

A missed beat, a lost grip-ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Healers, we all are. If only not in vain. 

I heard a wise man once said

That we are born alone 

We live alone 

And we die alone

When that day comes, I want my soul intact.