Heart of Gnarled Roots

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Fearful I have been to give rest to hands that hold tightly to the earth. Like pins driven into the eyes, despair painfully ran the veins of every withered leaf upon my head. I was truly lost. As the once familiar beat of my heart came to a still, I drew not another fevered breath. But I remember the touch of that hand. Its slender grace bringing fire to every neuron in my body: air, the possession of my lungs be had. My eyes opened and I was perplexed to see not the might of some towering sentinel recalling such vigor, but the love of the strongest spirit to walk amongst this deadened place. Untwist this heart of gnarled roots, exposing tissue burned easily by your stare. This was my last shield, lowered only for you. Count the rings circling the scars and knots. How old I've grown waiting for this armor to sunder. I am truly nothing without you, for in your eyes does my dead heart beat anew.

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from Antiquated Chapters, released June 4, 2015

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