Poison and Peace

You watch me break as you deliver the final blow,The love-laced poison you offer, fast and slow, I crumble as it falls, everything you and I ever built,In an instant your arms reach out, ridden with guilt, My heart shattered, but with my pride, on my feet I stand,Turn away now, take back your outstretched…

Detoxifying Your Heart

Detoxifying your heart is so much harder than detoxifying your body. Cravings are so much easier to curb than unbidden thoughts.  Silent, in the dead of the night, you lie back and it begins. The shadows on the dark ceiling begin to play a movie from the past. You’re absorbed into it, like quicksand. In…