I keep my feelings to myself

My emotions tucked into neat little jars

I must not feel

But I go for walks at midnight

And the stars like demigods

Know my tears

Like they are their own

The houses have eyes

They see my darkest secrets

They know the way my soul is fractured

And their gaze holds me like a mother

They want to make me whole

The street lamps radiate warmth

And I am drawn to their light

They understand the love that keeps me going

The woods look like a hug

I want to run

Through the trees

Spin in circles in that field of flowers

So the moon

With its welcoming glow

May witness the first true joy I have felt

Since long ago