My Staircase

[Foadie]

I climb with painful slowness
The weight of myself on my back
My soul in the soles of my feet
My heart dragging behind me, I listen to its beat
I feel I could never take another step
But something tells me the shadow is about to pass
And I reach the top, my shoulders lifting and sunlight streaming through my body
Then I turn and run down the steps; golden the wind whips my hair
When I reach the bottom, I know I'll have to go up again soon
But I think nothing of this now
I laugh softly, feeling my black heart turn maroon.

 

[BabyGrace]

The weight of myself on my back
My soul in the soles of my feet
My heart dragging behind me, I listen to its beat
I feel I could never take another step
But something tells me the shadow is about to pass

this really, really spoke to me. you have no idea. it's funny, this part of the poem totally changes with the second stanza for me, I dunno...
it's beautiful, thanks for sharing

 

[Basstrap]

And I reach the top, my shoulders lifting and sunlight streaming through my body
Then I turn and run down the steps; golden the wind whips my hair
When I reach the bottom, I know I'll have to go up again soon
But I think nothing of this now


I really really like those lines.
Encouraging in that it says even through hard times always remember there will be happiness in the future.
Humbling in that it also aknowledges bad times could very well come again.

oh the circle of life

 

[foray]

What second stanza?

"feeling my black heart turn maroon."
Nice contradictory ending there, foadie. (The play on maroon)

foray

 

[ACROB@T]

I feel I could never take another step
But something tells me the shadow is about to pass