Set Fire To These Tears Poem by Daniel S Fletcher

Powerful and how profound
Flying high through golden air
Till in shadow I was drowned
Powerless in my despair

Now my cold sun scorns to shine
Bitter soul—infernal fear
Her roses hold more thorns than mine
Winter is eternal here

Shattered by the endless night
Battered, friendless, in affright
Dreams of love are shades of grey
That fray while colours fade away

Blood and nerve and bounding heart
Heavy words you lightly throw
How can spirit come apart
Like tears in rain or the melting snow?

Yet the sun still shines divine
Phoenix rising—wings unfurled!
Golden-glowing smile and shine
There is beauty in the world

There is hope and joy and love
Ride the Dark Nights of the Soul
You can rise—transcend above
The sense that you're no longer whole

In the darkness of the night
I will try to shine a light
All my pain will disappear
I refuse to live in fear

I will be a force of light
Like a candle in the night
Life's cruel lessons I can take
My Crystal Spirit cannot break

When I fall—not if, but when
I'll stand tall and rise again
I'll annihilate these fears
I will set fire to these tears


-Fletch
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