Poetry: I Will Be Alright Tonight

Fireflies in Osaka, Japan. Credit: Asahi Shimbun Getty Images

​I want to escape my thoughts
They burn slowly through my mind

Ember and spark
Ember and spark

Spiraling

In the winds of doubt and fear
Grasping for answers
Disappearing like fireflies
Only to reappear in another part of the sky
It's path unknown
It's journey mysterious
Soon a whole field is illuminated

A mine field
A MIND field

A field to dream
Sometimes there is too much space

To fill
To fill

Tonight I listen to the frogs outside
Their rhythmic croaking is a comfort
That nature stands unaffected by my thoughts

Nature will be alright
I will be alright
Tonight

© Shelley Hickox 2019