Momentary Warmth

Illustration Courtesy: Haunted Souls by Andreas Theologitis [photography.atheo.eu]

I'm wrapped in

momentary warmth

I don't know

whether it is a holy wave,

or a guilty light

I don't know

whether it is a picturesque fire,

or muddy wings

Ink of my heart exposes everything

My hand that holds a pen

confesses everything,

and loves everything

Then,

I'm wrapped in

momentary warmth

Even if

it is guilt ,

even if

it is beauty,

even if

it is the paradise,

even if

it is the Hell,

I'm willing to be wrapped in it.

--

Yuu Ikeda is a Japan based poet. She loves writing, reading mystery novels, and drinking sugary coffee. She writes poetry on her website: poetryandcoffeedays.wordpress.com

Her published poems are

“On the Bed” in <Nymphs>,

“Love? or Death?” in <Sad Girl Review>,

“Poetry Drops Like Raindrops Do” in <JMWW>,

and more.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @yuunnnn77