Colors and Comforts

Your voice calls out to me; from somewhere in the shadows
Urging me to find you in this emerald expanse
Not because you need me; but for what you hoped to offer
A centered place of mending peace; of healing for a broken spirit
I have nothing to give you but love in return
 
The display of ebullient colors only faintly dampened by the darkness
No ill thoughts dwell there; true amity between our hearts
Anguish and burden are turned away; as the embrace takes hold
My body in tune with the touch; vines slowly tightening grip
Becoming one with that place you hold dear
 
It’s only now I realize you’re but one of many; a consortium of beings
A bringer of new life; of choices
An angel of colors and comforts
Each touch takes me further away from the pain; into your tangled arms
Reborn among the roots and the blossom
 
What grows around now too grows within
Your profound kindness brings reawakened intensity; feelings long thought lost
I owe you a forest’s worth of treasure for your simple touch
A bountiful reward for the thoughtless affection you gave
But love is all I have; I hope that is enough

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