{"id":511,"date":"2018-12-30T07:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T07:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelinthehand.com\/?p=511"},"modified":"2018-12-30T07:04:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T07:04:58","slug":"chamber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelinthehand.com\/?p=511","title":{"rendered":"Chamber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In my heart 
There is a chamber that belongs to You

It used to be mine
Sometimes I forget
And try to go inside

All your things are still there
Gathering dust behind the sealed door
Particulate devils that spin up
When I peek inside

I choke

On the left
A sand dollar
Fine grains spilling out upon the smooth floor
A slippery carpet
I must tread carefully

On the right
An emptied wine bottle
Sticky sweet drops\u00a0
Dried on the mouth
A deadly powder
I mustn't breathe too deep

The cavity exhales wood smoke
A campfire reminiscence
Threatens to smother me

Music floats midair
Throaty vocals backed by soulful guitar

I sway at the threshold
Unsteady
Falling forward

I must retreat

I know better

This door is thick and heavy\u00a0
Only opened from one side

In other passageways in this realm
There is so much to explore
Sometimes I wander away
To other rooms
Other chambers

I venture
Hesitant
Then with a brave spirit and bright eyes

I am delighted

I turn a corner
Smile

Only to see 
I am back in this corridor
The iron hasp of your door

I plan to walk past

I pound on the timbers
I wrench it open\u00a0
I look inside

I see all the strange objects\u00a0
Inside this chamber

That were ours

That now are not mine

Yet live on inside my heart

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