Tonight there is a stillness and calm in the air.

A fullness to my heart

that says just maybe

if I believe hard enough

and I bleed deep enough

that I shall be forgiven at

the gates, and these iron

shackles that bind my wings

to me, my sword to my spine

That maybe they will be set free.

Tonight there is a stillness and calm in the air….. Where my soul can be whole and I can be me.

Benjamin-2018