My Dead Language

I cling tight

I cling tight

To everything that bares

Itself from you

But there are ordinary voyages

And ships that have no harbor

I will surround you

From the inside out

I will worship you under

The bright soul of your sun

Side by side

We will ride

Half living

Half dreamed

A passion imperfect

Sometimes clumsy

Even with the utmost

Comfort and Brevity

Dripping with generosity

Beneath your fragility

Pride beams

That quickly dissolves

Into a blinding day

It was by no fault of your own

That my self-worth crumbled

I grew coarse

I grew grim

Now you see more

That what you really are

I can overcome

Your conquering over me

By JBW

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