In the midst

In the midst

of the falling autumn leaves,

Like the calm before the storming

thieves

broken and scarred, I lie beneath

The raging battles

& the withering dreams,

Raindrops on my stormy being.

I watch the skies,

gaze at the universe I hold inside.

This melancholy I'm drowning in,

Is the the air I must breathe

As I unravel

all the knots on my soul,

one star at a time,

one word at a time,

One story at a time