A Softening Of The Tide
I have wronged myself
I walked in fear over faith
The terror that has possessed me
The one i cannot face in the mirror
Its deadly charm has wooed my frail mind
I was exploited
A fallacy within myself
One that caused me to believe such things
One that caused me to recite to myself
"Attempt to rise no more"
"Your eyes speak in carnal tongues,"
"You see her only from outside her core,"
"How could a boy like you wish to become a man?"
But I realized the chains that bound me were unbroken by force
They were my own
My aches and doubts
The pain I carry every time I ask the moon
If I am the waves clashing beautifully against your shores
Shortly thereafter, i lost my grip on those questions
I could choose not to heed whether or not the moon would grow
Acceptance became bearable
If you had found an ocean that matched you, then so be it
I must simply lie and bide as the world revolves
Until you have already realized my place within yours
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Posted Jun 17, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC