Goodbye Sunset

How?
How do you say goodbye—
to the flight of sunset?

When you’ve lived,
so long, within
Its golden light?

How do you say goodbye—
to the beauty,
whose warmth, seems
forever right?

The glory of the sun
will set, due to no fault
of its own.

The glory of the sun
will set, because someone,
has called the light
home.

So what do you do?
When the lights—
go out?

When the darkness
avails? Where grief
and pain roam, or
even shouts?

Just rest in the
fact—that night,
however strong,
is temporal…

And that she will
rise, yet again—
reunited, no longer
to be alone.

Benjamin Thomas

My Counselor Says

My counselor says I need to process the old
encumbrances hushed away in the closet.
Like unopened malicious gifts biding their
time to take a bite, weigh me down.

My counselor says I need to experience
the old maniacal memories hushed away
in the closet. As if I need to reopen old
wounds with fresh swords gilded with hope.

My counselor says I need to acknowledge
and accept the old tedious ways that left
me broken. Like telling an injured man
to accept a broken femur after the
sledgehammer makes contact.

My counselor says I need to feel all the old
scabs that have taken root. It hurt like hell the first time around, so I’m not sure
I’m up for seconds.

©️ Benjamin Thomas