From the treasure of my heart

My mouth shall speak

Careful constructions

Measured and mortared

So they won't fall apart

Paint with colored streaks

Paper functions

As a soul's thin shard

A mirror for sadness

Joy, love, confusion

Turn the opaque white

To the clearest window

A stained-glass mess

Sharp shatters' illusion

Smoke and light

Song, dance, and show

The grand presentation

The structure of grace

Attempted transparency

Are no offhanded endeavor

No mere stray motivations

Pave the path to this place

Cost emotional currency

Demand pain with the pleasure

So in this calmness of storm

Tranquil waters unstirred

Peaceful and content

No extremes to pour

The mirror hangs forlorn

All sadness seems cured

The bottles I sent

Never reached the far shore

Feelings I canned

Their sweetness preserved

Relationship's richness remains

The fullness lulls to sleep

In this lush, green land

Safety undeserved

No volcanos or chains

Or love I can't keep

Monochromatic life

I am happy here

But I seek the expression

I had once before.