OPENING DOORS
I was at home and so alone
I never heard you knocking
A reflection in the mirror told me a journey of lies
I believed to see, I believed to be me
The hour of twelve is approaching
Every second bears heavy inside my aching heart
A home is not a home without a comfort
My mind leads me towards a midnight reality
I close my eyes and count to ten
A feeling of beauty and smiles I clearly see
But the waking morning will be broken
I believe to see, I want to be me
A television filled with a circus in attendance
Climbs into my feminine mind
The pose from my body doesn’t look the same
A bigoted wound attacking my scars
I’m a lioness within their den of games
Never fuel a fire from a darkened flame
Before the social war we had no labels or a right of cause
What happened, it happened in time
A thought in denial and a thought insecure
Hatred was never born into the seeds of this earth
Happily fulfilled is a voice out-looked with pride and to be heard
Rebirthed into my natural light
Biology made from a theory and of a chemical fright
Enriched is my soul and my internal beginning
I am proud for life and the transition in me
Locked behind a door for a long time from their fear
A moment in time, is a moment to see
To know who you are, is a beginning for all, the beginning of me
The flight of a bird travelling towards a rainbow of peace
Opening the doors with a key, is a key of existence
The key of understanding life
– Leah Crowley
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leah Crowley is an award-winning author, poet, tarotist, Reiki healer, makeup artist and thelemite. During her spare time she campaigns for equal rights and she studies Western Hermeticism, Eastern mysticism, philosophy, Reiki, Tarot, spirituality and folklore. Presently, Leah is studying a BA (Honours) in English Literature and Creative Writing degree. Leah Crowley is also an official member of TABI (Tarot Association of the British Isles). Her literary works have also been featured on the BBC and other popular media outlets. Leah began to take an interest in writing and creativity from the young age of six.
Currently, Leah is working on several projects, including Cosmic Butterfly. Leah is a makeup addict and enjoys shopping, eating out and drinking lots of coffee.
She has contributed to numerous commercial and small press magazines and anthologies, including, Massacre Magazine, Sanitarium Magazine, Official Haunted Magazine, Holistic Therapist, Health and Efficiency Naturist, Nusa Sun, Fear Magazine, Ravenwood Quarterly, Sub-verse, The Aquila Literary Journal and Comic Scene UK.
Leah Crowley is also the best-selling writer of Libro de Lumine, Love Letters, Naked Verses and Symphony of Blood.
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