This body
This waking trauma that I perceive
To have lived
Lies only in the chambers I have locked away
To hide from the light
It’s masking
Only to replay in vicious loops
Of assault
On a fantasy self
That also belies
My truth
And hides in darkness
Protected, guarded
By the watchman of my dreams
Who bids me sleep
Yet for one more nightmare or
Fantastic dream
It matters not
For every morsel
Every moment
I yet choose to hide amidst the shadows of my dream
Diminishes nothing
Of my One Self
Who lives and walks still
In light
Engulfed in Love
Arms wide open
Sailing free
On the current of Infinity
~Janine L
