Whiles; a character study

Yesterday, I said goodbye

With an aching heart

I left your beliefs and morals discarded on your doorstep

Now I travel the sea with a freedom I’ve never known

I see the summer rain kiss the grass as I shield my skin from the sun

I see no more hollow eyes or hear no more angered cries

I see no misery

I taste the heavens in someone else’s secrets

Relearning what it’s like to be important

I know the depths have knocked on my brain one too many times

But I watched you falter and knew I’d never follow in your footsteps

I tamed some beasts that had hidden themselves in my ribcage

And made friends with the dandelions that were stuck in my teeth

My innocence may be gone, but I never will forget

What it’s like to dance in the forest with the fae

Their wings ripped but never torn

My shadows still linger but they haven’t overtaken me

They will never overtake me

My childhood may have been swallowed by a devil I never met

But my future is still on the horizon

And I will only look forward.