This is a poem written
for those who have survived despite a painful lack of affection from others...
This is a poem written to
those who fear abandonment, to those who are searching for the light in the
shadow. It is a poem that seeks to console, a cry to tell you that you are not
alone, and you are beautiful.
Speck of New Light
by Paraschiva Florescu
Do not
make un-belonging a home,
befriend
your loneliness until it hurts no more,
and
prepare for storms to come:
you are
deeply rooted and immutable: a tree of longing,
a miracle
in its own right.
All
that is gold does not glitter.
I say
not all that glitters is gold.
Beware
of biting the apple full of worms.
Do not
gift yourself to the undeserving,
to those
who are incapable of sweetness,
whose
mouths taste of dissatisfaction.
You are
made of dark matter and moons,
your
hair is red with fervor,
and your
small feet are yet to traverse hot countries.
You are
a godful wonder, a blue-eyed prayer -
I beg
you, do not break
for
can’t you hear a whole world making love to you?
Paraschiva Florescu is a Law student at Edinburgh University, where she also organizes Kirtans and introductory bhakti yoga sessions for the student community. Paraschiva is founder of the Krishna Conscious Society, after having graduated from a Kirtan course in the Radhadesh community in Belgium. She is a lover of poetry, martial arts, books and rivers, and -of course- the truth. Find more of her poems on her blog, where she publishes regularly. Paraschiva can be reached at para.skevi@yahoo.com
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