i’ve been gifted with fragility
that i may blossom in the rain
and share in the divinity
which has sown within me pain.
star marks gather on the pages,
whilst fire transgresses the snow
as my wearied heart enrages
against the sorrow it has known.
i am a stretched and dim reflection
spread across a mirror’s pane;
i must change my strained inflection
for the sake of remaining sane!