The poem I have selected is one of my own and about my parents. They recently separated after almost 32 years together. I wrote this around 2 years ago when things were rocky and I had my suspicions but nothing was set in stone. The poem is basically an homage to how I watched my parents fall out of love through my development, but never thought it would turn out the way that it did.
I am an astrologer so took inspiration from origin stories of the planets to symbolize my parents. The Sun and Sky are representative of their egos. The message is about emotional awareness. My father is an interesting man to describe. I found after his mother died in 2006 he changed. It only got worse when my brother, his first born child, passed away in 2017. He represses his emotions and fails to see how it effects his own goals in life.
The Sun met the Sky,
Curated by divine intervention together they created the Earth.
The Sun shined bright and brought warmth wherever she went.
The Sky moved swiftly, in unrecognized silence.
Growing jealous of how the Sun illuminated and retreated when necessary.
The Sun gave life and joy, while the Sky flourished in chaos and inconsistency – never flowing one way.
The Sky became dark and fully unleashed his tragedy – forgetting he gave everyone the air they breathe.
The Sky repressed his emotions and created hurricanes.
Violently moving his feelings in destructiveness.
Ignorant to whom was harmed in his storms.
The Sky’s weather refused to let the Sun shine – views her assistance as weakness.
Everyone needs someone, even the Gods and Planets.
All images from pexels.com curtesy of Gleive Marcio Rodrigues de Souza (first image), Josh Sorenson (second image), Johannes Plenio (third image).
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