Iva Hotko

The World Is Still Young

                                                                          Image by Iva Hotko

 

Trapped within a dream
of love that shouldn’t have been.
Rose untouched by time — 
ripples of loneliness
tearing up the heart.

Far from sight
but close to one’s heart,
words whispered by time — 
“To live is to lose,
to love is to be bruised.”

To find wisdom in one’s heart
to settle for what is right — 
through thorns to reach the stars,
for everything else is a lie.

“Hush, my child,
the world is still young.
Don’t be afraid to let go — 
goodbye is the remedy of old.”