The sun burst forth
In its morning resplendence
Flowers opened their hearts
For the bees’ appetence
This was the day
You returned to me
All those repressed emotions
Were suddenly set free
Optimism and happiness
Took my sadness away
A bright future together
It was meant to be this way
But for sometime now
You have woven a shroud
Heavy and dark
Smothering light like a cloud
Suffocating and repressing
You navigate the darkness with ease
Familiar to you
It is your expertise
A cover of negativity
Asphyxiating and disharmonious
Fabricated of hatred and anger
Ultimately dichotomous
Exposure of pain
So unmercifully hidden
Yearns for a saving breath
Why is it forbidden
Grasping at the cloth
Searching for a hole
So I can breathe the air
And save my wounded soul
Positivity and love
Is not your blanket of comfort
Power and control
Always triumphant
Knowing I’m not the reason
For this obfuscation
Does not excuse your actions
You are rocking our foundation
Happiness is my lifeline
Without it I will suffocate
Let the sunlight through the weave
Why must you arrogate
This dark blanket of desolation
Is slowly killing me
Taking the breath from my body
Why don’t you see?
Christine Bolton
Word of the Day Challenge Exposure