truth

Close your eyes. Go to sleep.
Dream of how I used to be.
Wake up and you’ll find the kiss of my tears on your pillow.
Dance to the sound of the swaying trees in a crisp breath of air.
Smell the jasmine braiding the hair of pine.
I’ll be bathing in it.
Eat the nectar of the sweetest peach.
Let its sticky juice run down your chin and caress your throat.
You’ll hear my voice in it.
Watch the fires of a melting summer sunset.
Let the embers burn your flesh and melt your fears.
I am the embers.
Climb the tallest mountain.
Feel the sting of success and sweat.
I gave you that sting.
Swim in a pool of Mediterranean waters.
Let it’s warm and sweet liquid encompass your body in a lulling hug.
I told it to embrace you.
Lie on a cold and trembling beach in the pitch black of night.
Stare into the abyss of stars and planets.
I’ll be staring right back.