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borrowed lights
Laid down in the comfort of darkness,
I hold on to a spark, to a flicker -
Not knowing -
That someone will see its light.
My days, his night,
And the sun-drenched place
Meets freezing cold and snow -
In this little space -
Somewhere -
On the internet.
And warmth settles with every letter signed -
And smiles inspired along with sighs.
And a heart lightens.
And a day brightens.
And in the soft rush of
The distance between here and there,
We meet -
We settle down in borrowed lights, smiling -
In late sunsets
And too early sunrises.
I hold on to a spark, to a flicker -
Not knowing -
That someone will see its light.
My days, his night,
And the sun-drenched place
Meets freezing cold and snow -
In this little space -
Somewhere -
On the internet.
And warmth settles with every letter signed -
And smiles inspired along with sighs.
And a heart lightens.
And a day brightens.
And in the soft rush of
The distance between here and there,
We meet -
We settle down in borrowed lights, smiling -
In late sunsets
And too early sunrises.
Published 29th Jan 2019
Author's Note
Art by Kat Tsai - chuwenjie.tumblr.com
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's - https://youtu.be/h_m-BjrxmgI (just a silly wordplay on his home, NY. Haha.)
This is for a friend who quickly became very dear to me, seeing me in a different light than others before.
Though I may not fully understand it, I (and my classmates!) am grateful for this borrowed light from you. Thank you for the smiles and wholesomeness and awesomeness.
Love and light,
C
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's - https://youtu.be/h_m-BjrxmgI (just a silly wordplay on his home, NY. Haha.)
This is for a friend who quickly became very dear to me, seeing me in a different light than others before.
Though I may not fully understand it, I (and my classmates!) am grateful for this borrowed light from you. Thank you for the smiles and wholesomeness and awesomeness.
Love and light,
C
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29th Jan 2019 12:07pm
29th Jan 2019 12:13pm
1st Feb 2019 9:03am
29th Jan 2019 1:41pm
1st Feb 2019 9:03am
Anonymous
29th Jan 2019 3:31pm
Coleen,
You're just a gorgeous writer, my friend. That's the most beautiful thing I've ever read.
I'm soooo glad I made fun of the Poet of the Week, on the week you were on there, because then I felt bad, and had to apologize, and when you were the nicest person in the world about it, I realized you were the nicest person in the world, and now we have this beautiful friendship, that I thank God for every day, along with my gratefulness for creating you(sorry about the extreme sentence length, but you make me want to praise you, in detail).
You are the light, my friend, and the warmth. (If the sun had feelings, it would be envious of you).
Love you,
Matthew.
You're just a gorgeous writer, my friend. That's the most beautiful thing I've ever read.
I'm soooo glad I made fun of the Poet of the Week, on the week you were on there, because then I felt bad, and had to apologize, and when you were the nicest person in the world about it, I realized you were the nicest person in the world, and now we have this beautiful friendship, that I thank God for every day, along with my gratefulness for creating you(sorry about the extreme sentence length, but you make me want to praise you, in detail).
You are the light, my friend, and the warmth. (If the sun had feelings, it would be envious of you).
Love you,
Matthew.
1st Feb 2019 9:10am
Thank you for being your sweet, warm self Matthew. :)
Meeting you here was different, but it made me think of how maybe people come in and out of our lives for different reasons and it doesn't make everything any less. It made me braver to find the light and colors again, while knowing that the darkness is a part of me, but in writing, will not consume me.
I can never compete with your compliments(seriously!), but know that I appreciate you very much.
Love and light always,
C
Meeting you here was different, but it made me think of how maybe people come in and out of our lives for different reasons and it doesn't make everything any less. It made me braver to find the light and colors again, while knowing that the darkness is a part of me, but in writing, will not consume me.
I can never compete with your compliments(seriously!), but know that I appreciate you very much.
Love and light always,
C
2nd Feb 2019 9:43am
3rd Feb 2019 12:23pm
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