Pandora's Box Inevitable Providence, the most undeniable need It came with a warning but I paid it no heed Destiny in a cage that refuses to close Each day it intensifies, each day it grows It is bigger than I am, and I can fight it no longer My resistance is weak and the emotions are stronger I realize the futility of waging war with my heart I somehow let it out, now it tears me apart Caught in a vortex of confusion where nothing is the same I find myself alone in the shadows, cursing my own name Wanting my freedom but feeling the burden of guilt I wait patiently for destruction to befall all I have built Dancing to fate like a puppet on a string Sacrificing my soul to prevent the anguish I could bring I prolonged my unhappiness and I have no idea why I cannot take it back, and I don't even want to try Swallowed like a flame in a tunnel of infinite black Pandora's Box is unlocked and there is no going back With awakened eyes open, and a new cirstance I take the lid off the box and surrender to chance ************************************************************ ********************* unfurled beautiful... moments twirl and swirl— stack like tumbled building blocks some in bright colorful hues and others in pouty pastel blues then one day a moment comes to dock within a hidden barren sandy shore sets its anchor wide and skin-deep, while it gets comfortable in the sweep of time having reached forevermore and that is when love unfurls—