letters.

i give up --
heart empty
and so tired of wondering
but i know now
i know better
i know how
to write letters --

dear sky
ask the wind to visit
and blow away my troubles
ask the sun to remember this life of mine
and illuminate my tired struggles
bring light to solutions
light to clarity

dear fingers
remember warmth
so that you can ease away the lonely frost in my chest
caress each weary muscle
strengthened instead by the heat of consolation
evaporate the rain falling from eyes

dear you
leave me be
another aching soul
still searching for my peace
still remembering time
as it slipped past my tripping foot
when i fell for you

dear me
learn to walk away
on feet that stay grounded
touching the pavement of newness
understanding that tomorrow
is simply a few steps away

...from my own dear happiness.