Aversion

Light surrounds me as I step onto the street.

My eyes follow the trail –

Quick but cautious in pursuit –

And scintillating warmth courses

Through me before I meet its source.

My eyes are momentarily fixed,

But they can’t hold fast.

Overpowered, my vision falls victim

As my eyelids succumb –

I find myself blinded and dumb.

I stumble backward and

Trip over my tongue

While the Sun discharges its rays,

Igniting warmth fast into fire;

The flames inside grow higher,

Licking against my soul,

Beating against my battered heart.

I dare not raise my head again

For fear I will soon combust

Under the merciless rockets’ thrust.

I struggle against the explosives

That are burning inside me

And melting my core,

To cool my senses and regain my sight,

But I know the Sun will win this fight –

For even when the Sun will set,

Its light will remain hidden

In the shadows of my heart,

Burning any reason, all reason is lost,

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.