The Shifting Vessel

Light filters through, shadows stretch wide
Filled and emptied, a tide I can’t hide
In my chest, joy and pain collide
A lingering warmth, but hollow inside
I held the future, fragile and fleeting
Memories fall, yet somehow still gleaming
Two faces stare back in the mirror’s frame
Both of them me, both the same
The shifting vessel, full yet cracked
Love and loneliness in a delicate act
I touch the hope, but fears remain
A melody born of joy and pain
In the quiet hum hides a restless sound
Behind my smile, tears stream down
The world keeps spinning, I dance along
Holding joy and emptiness in one song
I embrace the void and the fullness, too
A tangle of feelings, forever true
“Alive,” whispers softly through my chest
With each ache, love takes its nest
The shifting vessel, glowing despite
Cracks revealing beams of light
I grasp the real, I chase the dream
A symphony where opposites gleam
The hunger to be whole, the comfort in the void
This paradox shapes me, I can't avoid
An imperfect vessel, fractured yet divine
Beauty found in the fault lines
The shifting vessel, breaking as it glows
Joy and sorrow, the cycle it knows
It’s not complete, but that’s alright
An unfinished masterpiece bathed in light
The wind brushes past, soft and free
Proof I’m alive, even in uncertainty
The shifting vessel, that’s who I am
Fragile yet strong, a human’s span
By BB