depth perception… by Toni L.A. Cross

you think you see me

so clear

because you think I let

you near

I’m hiding in plain sight

my dear

the brightest smile and not

a tear

so bravely hiding

every fear

it’s all about how deep

you peer

Closet Confession by Toni Cross

Safe in darkness

Hiding here

Amongst the clothes

of yesteryear

My place of silent

solitude

Haven where none

will intrude

I hide from life

I hide from self

Beneath the shoes

up on the shelf

Closed in by dust

and memories

I freely breathe

where no one sees

Seedling… by Toni L.A. Cross

 

Impatiently stirring in darkness

a seed in the womb of the earth

stretching and yearning and slowing unfurling

searching and searching for light

 

Casting off the veil of its seedhood

shedding the skin of its youth

budding and bursting and suddenly thirsting

searching and searching for light

 

Knowing not what it might be

caring not where it might sprout

growing and reaching and rapidly moving

searching and searching for light

 

Thrusting itself towards the heavens

bare newborn covered in dew

hoping and dreaming and artlessly scheming

searching and searching for light

 

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Neverland by Toni L.A. Cross

There is a happy neverland

somewhere between here and sleep

It’s where all untold wishes live

the wealth of secret dreams

If one could drift amongst its foam

or dive into those depths

Their human heart would surely burst

From the sweetest of pains

 

Memory Closet by Toni L.A. Cross

A simple closet door

So it appears to be

But if you peer inside

Filled hangers you will see

With memories intact

All lined up in a row

Hidden in the fabric

The scent of tears, you know

Youthful smells of wishes

Of dearest heartfelt pain

Closet of true beauty

Where love has left its stain