Paradise

The fears I feel

Are friends in disguise

I wonder around this

pacific land under attack

That is my being

Surrounded by these ghosts

Whom I aloud

(in silent despair)

To cover the light

Of my path

Attached to the ground

My feet search in vain

For the water to feed my soul

(And all the branches

my heart outgrows).

And – yet

Behind the smoke

Above the clouds

Flying through what is left

Of my dearest dreams

You stand:

Like a summer day

You bring me warmth

You shine my way

You lead me to paradise

Where the waves are never too big

To become a threat

Where the sunset is mesmerizing

And comforting

You are the notes to the melody

I hear inside of me

You are the cooler breeze

I feel in my hair

You are the words

I search for

When everything else

Is silence.