Kaleidoscope
by T'shandra
Shards of shattered glass
A dancing kaleidoscope
Flashes fear and pain
Spinning within my mind.
I reach out
A memory to touch
It slices through my soul
Too frightening to retain.
Resisting, seeking oblivion
I dive, I run
But the kaleidoscope goes with me
Within its mirrors, I'm trapped.
Reframing
Shards of pain chips of fear
Reds greens blues oranges
Scattered through my life
Fractured reflections
I must come to understand
A dangerous puzzle
A fearsome paradigm
But perhaps some day
A glorious picture
Painted with glass.
Yesterdays' pains
Transformed into
Today's beauty.
