Dawnings Poem, by Cassie Hays , at My poetic side

There are dawnings

when I smile

And I practically mean it

Then there times

When the dawnings are bleak & somber

My heart feels heavy

Wounds I thought had healed

Open up...

These are the dawnings

the walls I've built

get a little bit feeble

Perhaps the only time

I yearn for another

willing enough

to break them down for me

Hold me close

As I break down

Fix me back to one

The next dawning

In lieu ...

Like all the time

I strengthen my defenses

Bide until the storm passes ...

There ain't any rainbows

After my storms

But at least there's a bit of sunlight

I can seek the warmth

I fail to receive

from the ones

closest to me

Dawnings