Scars

Your scars never need repair,

A steady hand in your hair.

Fear doesn’t live within walls,

Demons buffed within its halls.

We both have our own storm,

Power gains, controls form.

Light in the starry twilight sky,

Protection woven in albeit shy.

Twilight begins with love’s dew,

This will start something new.

Shadows loosening their grip,

Soft kiss against tender hip.

Strength comes without force,

Space to be free within course.

Tracing circles on tender backs,

Drying tears on faded cracks.

Carried courage without tracks,

Burdens drop, shoulders relax.

In the weight of secure love,

It fits on you just like a glove.

I’ll protect you, in fire and flame,

Your heart never is the same.

I’ll be the shield to your soul,

Scars once present, they roll.

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Promise of Now

With fleeting breath, find my ground,

Promised heart wound tight, spellbound.

Answers I hold, though none are heard,

Answers lie within, just not with a word.

Looking back to past mistakes, they call,

Can’t dwell in this past long, it’s a wall.

Firm roots, planted on the ground,

In shadows past, new wounds abound.

Eyes dart ahead, the future in tow,

Endless promises, o how they glow.

Firm roots, planted on the ground,

In mirrors light, now will be found.

In the present, I find my place,

Shadows stretch, I need not chase.

In the present, I find my grace,

Mirrors light, should not race.

Pasts behind with future unknown,

Promise of now, I do not walk alone.

Futures ahead with past time shown,

Promise of today, will not disown.

© Dereck Pritchard, 2025. All Rights Reserved. Okay to share in full with clear credit to the author. Partial excerpts require written permission.