The Poison Of The Romantics

There it is

   There it is again

That feeling that you have something special inside of your soul

    There’s that spark in your heart again

That fire in your belly

    What is it?

Do you know?

   You feel it, though, don’t you?

It’s a light 

   A bright one

And it's begging you 

   To shine

Can’t you feel it?

   Isn't it inside of all of us?

The poison of the romantics, hope

    It lingers inside all of us, doesn’t it?

A real symbol

   A fight against the darkness

A real light

  Another sun

It’s inside of your soul

     Take a breathe

And feel it again

   Like you used to when you were a kid

You remember that, don’t you?

   That was before this dirty world tried to ruin you

But that inner child still lives

   Open the lid

Open it

   And let it all out again

All of that light

   All of that fight

All of that joy

   And all of that wonder

It can rise

   If you try

Your inner kid can fly

   If you try

. . . I bet that’s true.

CH 12/27/24