Truce

On By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry

The vast space of emptiness
will never feel right
Communication sustains
but the heart feels short-lived relief
no room for logic
the heart carries a stubborn streak

Moments missed
Hours missed
Days missed
fleeting of time
The miles from here to there,
like a ball of yarn unraveling
over hills, through valleys
getting snagged on jagged edges
along the way

In a daze,
I’m slowly slipping
down a rabbit hole
about to surrender
the very best of my soul
where darkness cloaks
itself around me
Air, no longer reality

Sadness befalls the world outside
as sky-falling tears slam the earth
I’m tumbling with them in a frenzy
The first teardrop rolls down my face
leaving a chill in its wake
before disappearing beneath my jaw
My back slides down the wall
I’m drenched in sobs

Then reason meets my reflection
I challenge my emotions
because pain trails closely behind –
I’m inviting stress, and
I can’t handle one more ache
Does this make me selfish?

Humans are complicated
Emotions are complicated

Some days, the golden sphere
dazzles me into dancing
Some days, the shadowy sky
lures me into that daze
I can feel my heart breaking
I can feel each piece tear away
I won’t have strength
to sweep up the mess…

but this love is stronger than I ever thought I could feel
a love in my heart that will need to be the glue…
it is what it is ‘till it isn’t anymore
maybe someday…
until then, the vast space and I will need to reach a truce.

© Lauren Scott, Baydreamerwrites.com – All rights reserved
Cora’s Quest, a children’s book, coming in December!

111 thoughts on “Truce”

  3. Humans and emotions are complicated enough, without adding distance to the mix. Beautifully written, Lauren. All the best for your upcoming book

  12. Lauren, I love this poem, such intensity and power, the words sweeping over me. It is very exciting about your latest book and enjoy holding that hard copy of ‘Cora’s Quest’ in your hands! Look forward to learning more about it soon. Hugs xx ❤️

    1. Thanks for your lovely words, Annika! I’m glad you liked this poem; it stemmed from how I was feeling yesterday. I can’t wait to hold Cora’s Quest in my hands. 🙂 Thank you for your energy and excitement! Hugs, my friend 💖🙏

  14. These lines spoke directly to me.

    “The miles from here to there,
    like a ball of yarn unraveling
    over hills, through valleys
    getting snagged on jagged edges
    along the way.”

    1. Those are tough lines, Liz, so as much as I’m glad they resonated, I’m not in a way because of their meaning. I hope this makes sense. I always appreciate your feedback, and a poet loves to hear what resonates. ❤️

  18. Stunning writing, Lauren. A naked heart is yours.

    Yes…the space…. the truce…

    We are complicated, and different. You feel pain. I feel fear. Perhaps they are the same, but in different lights?

    I don’t really know a lot, but I know I like your writing!

    xoxo🕊🤍🌟

    1. Wow, thanks so much, Resa! My heart had a rough time a few days ago, and so this poem was written. I love your words: “a naked heart is yours” – so true with poetry when the poet lays it all out in the lines and even in between.

      I believe pain and fear are the same in different lights. And you know a lot, dear friend. 🙂 Thank you so much for your support that means a lot to me.

      Sending hugs and I’ll email you soon! ❣️🔅❣️

  24. The world is a complicated place to live, Lauren. Your lovely poem expresses our concerns in our day to day lives. Beautifully written and I look forward to your children’s book. 💗

  25. Beautifully done, Lauren, capturing what all of us feel and fear about the future when the darker side of tribalism rules. Sometimes, the only thing to do is go for a walk in the woods.

  28. I love how the sky you describe is almost intoxicating, Lauren. You have a gift for capturing moments from your life – head, heart, soul – and forming words around powerful scenes, images. “Lures me into that daze…” and “then reason meets my reflection”. Oof. I feel all of that. 💕

  29. Ah, Lauren, these are times when it’s hard not to sink into despair. You describe it so well, and the inner strength required to pick ourselves up and find that truce within ourselves to endure. I find it a hard balance to maintain. At least we aren’t alone.

    Oh, and so excited about your book. Keep creating, my friend. It’s part of finding ourselves.

    1. Thanks for your wonderful comment, Diana. I also find it a hard balance to maintain. Such is life right now. But poetry helps to catch those emotions that drain us. And thanks about my book. I’m waiting for my print copy to review, and I hope all is good! 🙂 Have a good weekend, my friend xo

  30. petespringer's avatar petespringerauthor

    This is so powerful! While I liked the entire thing (this coming from a non-poet), the stanza that resonated the most for me was:

    Moments missed
    Hours missed
    Days missed
    fleeting of time
    The miles from here to there,
    like a ball of yarn unraveling
    over hills, through valleys
    getting snagged on jagged edges
    along the way    .

    We all get tripped up from time to time as that yarn unravels.

  32. This piece is startingly brilliant and heart-wrenching. I can’t tell you how often I feel myself being pulled down my own dark rabbit-hole (especially now, after what happened on 11/5 and what it means for our future both here and abroad). It’s so difficult to find the will to fight for the light again when all I feel is numbness and despair. I think the concept of a truce with despair is a good idea. Radical acceptance of our pain and sorrow and fear may allow us to at least breathe for a while. We’ll know they’re present, but we can find a way to function despite their presence, and maybe after a time we can see they’re not as powerful as we once believed. This is really good writing, Lauren. Sorrowful and intense and brutally honest. 😊

    1. Thanks for your kind, kind words about this poem, Mike. I was feeling down and emotional one day, and this poem just about wrote itself. In a way, I’m sorry it resonated with you. That rabbit hole isn’t a fun place to be, and I understand about 11/5 too. But thanks for your encouraging words. I always value your feedback, my friend. 🤗

  37. Lauren, an exceptional, highly connective piece and so deeply relatable.

    “Sadness befalls the world outsideas sky-falling tears slam the earthI’m tumbling with them in a frenzyThe first teardrop rolls down my faceleaving a chill in its wake…”

    We are living in distressing times when our emotions naturally swell to a climax of uncertainty and despair. The quoted lines here convey this through such powerful expression. I really felt the emotion in your words. A beautiful, impressive composition, Lauren.

    1. Thanks for your wonderful comment, Don, and I apologize for the delay! I’m so glad the emotions in my poem were palpable, and I appreciate your kind, kind words! I hope you are well and wish you a peaceful holiday season.

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