Breathe
This too shall pass.
Temporary,
Flicker of a burning candle
Melting wax
Pooling under your warm embrace.

Smile
This is a ceremony.
Grim jubilance,
Fairy lights along the walls
Dim colors
Lighting up your dim world.

Weep
This is a funeral.
Dead memories,
The Hurt in your poetry
Mourning metaphors
Cascading down your face.

Breathe
It has all passed.
A new day,
Love in the morning breeze
A warrior
Returning from the battlefield.