stages

escape.
from truth.
you can't bear it,
you can't stand it.
these sheets your haven, these walls are caving
in.

belief.
from experience.
you've never felt more at home,
you've never dreamt of something like this.
these winds your journal, these smiles are internal
bliss.

fear.
from obscurity.
you can't imagine,
you can't understand.
these walls your haven, these sheets are caving
in.

hope.
from insight.
you've never felt such joy,
you've never envisioned this world.
these smiles your journal, these winds are internal
bliss.

peace.
from truth, experience, obscurity and insight.
you can't begin to describe,
you've never seen anything like this before.
these memories are charming, these thoughts are swarming
perfection.

stages of life come and go,
all our stories flicker with flame.
dreams are what we know,
various hopes, yet all the same.

Author's Note

honesty