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Chicago boy

Do you promise to hold me close, To steady my trembling soul, For loyalty in kin is rare— A fleeting ember, a fractured whole? Will you latch as I latch, Hold as I hold, Give and take as I would— A bond unbroken, bold? Will you cradle my glittering mind, A shattered glass, Prickled and wild, Rumbling to stars that pass? Do you see the cosmos in me— The beauty, the scars, A shadow, a mystery, Guided by the universe, Protected yet far? Or am I stone, rock, Dust without weight, No hand will take— Meant to live on the surface, Never letting someone drown within my depths. The mind I grow, To see the world anew, Opening eyes to beauty unseen, Simplifying the chaos, Infusing life with magic and ease. For men aren’t unaccustomed to the warmth of care, Like rivers never taught the taste of rain— I become the flood, A soothing tide that quenches, Pampering not only with wealth or vanity, But with a softness that rebuilds, A touch that rewrites their world In hues of wonder and ease. For I am al...

The promise

I saw the God in Him, He saw the universe in me But I still carry a bit of baggage. There’s still a bit of baggage. I’ve never felt anchored to this world, A passenger, drifting, unseen, unfurled. Moving through shadows, no destination, A soul afloat, lost in isolation. But with him, I found solid ground, A rare peace in chaos, profound. The world stilled, the void erased, In his presence, I felt embraced. And when he left, the silence screamed, The emptiness swallowed all I dreamed. Longing, grief, and aching desire, A heart once warm turned cold as fire. Now void of love, a hollowed frame, I roam the earth, yet not the same. The world spins on, but I remain, A passenger, lost, bound to this pain. I stood on the other side, a shadowed man, Ravaged by life, scarred by its hand. I asked of you, a question so bold, How do you promise, when hearts grow cold? If I let my guard fall, my fortress unwind, And offer a spark from this flame of mine, How do I know you won’t leave me bare, Exting...