Ash and Honey

I burned the map to yesterday

Watched the paper curl away

The smoke rose slow like whispered prayers

Ash fell softly everywhere

I tried to run

But the ground stayed near

The past has roots

It won't disappear

Ash and honey

Bitter and sweet

Not all scars need healing

Some just need heat

Pour the light where shadows creep

Ash and honey

What we sow

We keep

I built a bridge from broken beams

Planks of doubt and splintered dreams

The river laughed

It didn't care

But I crossed anyway

I met myself there

I carried the weight of all I'd done

But love can shine even in the undone

Ash and honey

Bitter and sweet

Not all scars need healing

Some just need heat

Pour the light where shadows creep

Ash and honey

What we sow

We keep