the sunrise
layer upon layer
hearth thawing
beauty
inviting tears

i lose my way
from this
and return
through the portal
of deep
aching
feeling

i miss you
like part of me
is missing
and in the same
breath
i am also
afraid
of you

no one taught me
and/both
and i fear the one
will swallow me whole
but the ache
is the invitation to
everything else

and my world
is more beautiful
through a kaleidoscope
of tears