Burn

(Here's another poem from my chapbook "Exposed".)

Burn

Run the course, walk the flame.

One day gone, another dismayed.

Weeks go by; this too shall pass,

shelter yourself from the recent attack.

Close your eyes and wish for sleep,

push away images of broken dreams.

Pick yourself up and dust yourself off;

keep your head high and rep what’s been lost.

So much at stake, just push through the pain;

fight like hell for the happiness you gained.

Each day a new singe upon already aching flesh,

close your eyes as it burns, make a new wish.

Keep on believing, it’s all you can do.

Why give up after all you’ve been through?