I am a picture, an image
Words on paper, on a screen
Unspoken, unheard, unseen
A single piece of the puzzle of life
In a box, forgotten, lost long ago.
I am the sleeping princess
The dragon guarding a treasure
Tales of faerie from times gone by
An untold story, a song never sung
A voice from a mystical past.
I am the swirling fog
Around a fortress in the sky
Guardian of dreams, keeper of memories
A moat of unshed tears
Hiding the bridge from reality's touch.
I am the silver light of the moon
Illuminating the mists, cast up
Upon a knight's plutonium shore
The gentle waves of history
Washing over bleached, forgotten bones.
I am a single droplet
In the waterfall of time
The currents in the ocean
The pounding of the surf
The movement of the tides.
I am the caress of the nightwind
Cooling the sleeper's heated brow
Giving wing to dreams
Sending thoughts to the clouds
Touching a loved one far away.
I am strength and weakness
The single tear of sadness
Blood flowing from a wounded heart
Master of a promise kept
Slave to a shattered dream.
I am the smile that lifts you
The frown that casts you down
Love and forgiveness
Scorn and revenge
Lighting a candle and snuffing it out.
I am hate and betrayal, a scream of rage
The fight for survival, defiant and brave
Terror of nightmares, lust of carnal dreams
A broken heart, cast away on a whim
Heaven and hell, and all in between.
I am the joy of victory
The agony of defeat
A glimmer of hope
A beggar at your feet
Pride that turns away from pain.
I am the sheltering womb
The mother nursing an infant
The hand that guides a child
Eyes that watched it grow
To see an adult walk away.
I am the voice that told a story
A million questions asked
The answers to a curious mind
Teacher and student
Knowledge imparted, secrets withheld.
I am desire, the heat of passion
Fire that sears your soul
The erotic touch of a lover
A sensual kiss, a sigh
The moans of a blissful night.
I am the gentle hand
That rocks the cradle of the world
Sunrise, sunset, a soothing rain
The awesome power of a storm
Paradise found and paradise lost.
I am the ship in the night
Passing unseen, unknown
The shadow of sails, fleeing from sight
A mournful song, cast adrift on the waves
Sung by the souls lost at sea.
I am the tradewind of time
A shimmering star in the sky
The beacon of a lighthouse
A guide in the darkness of night
The sheltering harbor's welcoming light.
I am the circle of life
Child, maiden, woman and crone
Innocence, love, desire and death
Laughing, crying, living, mourning
A once forgotten dream reborn.
I am Eve.
From one woman to all women, we are all Eve.
