Samson

I never deserved this smile

through which I enter every day

carved from the hollow years

I spent without it

the sight of it instills in me

a kind of strength I never asked for

and I am my best self

when within it

but I am leaving

and I will not be back soon

I fear losing myself

when I cannot see it any longer

so let me take it with me

let me lift it from its hinges

and bring it with me

wherever I may go