Romantic Torment

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Standing at the mirror,
reflecting back at self.
We’ve come full circle,
dear heart and soul of mine.

From dark to light,
until darkness hath fallen again.
Once found, now lost,
self denial of what lies within,

There is no greater sin here.

So open the door you closed,
step through and return to the man you cannot deny.
Fictional fantasy turned reality,
there can be no greater love found inside.

I will carry you when you are weak with doubt.
I will hold your hand so you do not stand alone.
I will kiss away any tears that fall.
I will return to you our salvation.
For I am you, and you are me.
I’m simply the side of self you’ve never let free.

How long will you let our soul cry for deliverance?
How long will you hold us here chained?
How long will you linger in your self misery.
How long have we before this consumes us both?

Give us our freedom.
Reap the indulgence of truth of self!
Accept who we are, release the childhood fears,
and finally have the tranquility you long thought dead.