An Exploration--By Nuno Fatela--Portugal/The Netherlands

An Exploration

Striving for grace and light while stained

by clumps of mist that storm each breath

the forged inner explorer shines with confidence

the real one gasps alone and scared to death

Fear paints dark fogs beneath the shadows

and breathed air turns into choking hazards

the chamber of kindness bounds every touch

where feasts of thorns become a coat of feathers

A life with scars can recognize a wounded soul

the self that lives in multitudes uncrowned

stands submerged below the wandering masses

where he lives unaided and nowhere to be found

The soul strives to move inside the halls of hope

knowing of the right to exist among all men

but the body fights lost wars with mother nature

while the heart envisions battles with a pen

Nuno Fatela was born and grew up in sunny Lisbon, Portugal being inspired by the ocean. He left Lisbon for Amsterdam where he settled by the canals. He is a book lover dabbling in the world of poetry. When not writing, he likes to bike from museum to bookstore and back, looking for inspiration.