05/02/2026
After Battle
The space between us clears with time revealing the truth of love sublime
What terrors lay beneath the wake
I run and hide too much to take
And shame arrives with potent will
And leaves this heart broken still
Shut down no more and wiser yet
The love I project cannot forget
The feel of you when you are near
How good it is when the space is clear
No identities taking attention away and you and me aligned day by day
So much light the darkness comes to take while we pretend we’re not awake
And walk in a dream that is yours and mine not lost but still yet ours to find
Penny Polokoff-Kreps (c) 2026
