Music: Laura Tesdorpf
Monochrome To Colour
A not-quite shape of greywashed glass,
A jagged lie within my chest.
Who is this in the mirror’s sheen?
My mind a shrieking, whirling mass
Of monochrome, a cruel jest.
And all but lost what seemed serene.
I reach into the thinning air
To find my wings, dreamt long ago,
To carry me through storm and snow –
A horrid void is all that’s there…
Its chill makes life a daunting dare,
Without my warming flame to flare.
Thoughts running wild, claws raking, pain,
A battlefield inside my head.
Outside, a world in minor key
Of trap door gazes, smiles to feign,
Of neon laughter in the rain
And only darkness to remain.
Still all the world in minor key,
Then mute. A labyrinth. A sea.
Unseen, unheard by all and by myself
I fall…
A voiceless scream. A cry for help –
Unheard.
Unseen…
…Oh, I see you. I know…
I see you emerge, after hardships and strife
With a flame in your chest and my light from afar…
It is you and your heart at this moment in time.
So take off the mask, be no longer a mime,
Dare to break the spell. Face and be who you are.
See your beautiful soul, all vibrant with life.
Let me take your hand and remain by your side.
Here, feel how our breath starts to fall in sync.
Exploring our dreamscapes so wondrous and wide
Where secrets gain flight and tears turn to ink.
Find me in your heartbeat, in a breath, in a word,
Here, feel how our steps start to fall in sync.
The path now much clearer that once appeared blurred,
Here, see how the night sky shows traces of pink.
Hand on your shoulder, close by your side;
Life laced with flame-light, see this journey unfold:
Horizons unseen and stories untold…
Your world within becoming a home,
And there’s where I’ll be: by your side, by your side –
Whispering colour and life into monochrome.
The sweetest of truths, trust so quiet and sure –
This flame, anew, alight –
Endure.
Forevermore…
…Evermore.