A burdened soul, seeking flight
Away from pain, away from strife
Yearning for a different kind of life
the shocks and tremors; a new thing,
A life where hope and love abide,
Where thoughts of suicide subside.
A battle fought but never gone,
A war within, a constant fight
For a glimmer of hope, for the light.
A warmth that soothes, a flame that grows;
It burns with an intensity so great
That it threatens to seal one's fate.
A spark of hope, a flicker of dreams;
The fire may rage, but hope survives
And with it, a chance for a new life.
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Lavi Picu is an interdisciplinary artist, currently residing in Montreal, Canada. She is an emerging visual artist who uses painting and poetry as alternative forms of self expression as well as pain management therapy for Lyme disease. She is also the author of four soulful collections of poetry.