I wanted to run away from myself
without knowing my fear –
I could not bear my loneliness

So, I fell in love
with a dazzling cascade of rose petals
hoping it would bring me happiness

Still wearing a mask of innocence,
naivety and simplicity –
holding a white rose
in my hand, like the fool
in the tarot cards

I found myself falling…
falling without a map, without a guide,
without a companion
falling by myself

Falling into night
hypnotized by the unknown
where parallel souls meet at infinity

To find that I’m the only person
responsible for my happiness
nobody can bring it to me
no matter how much
they want to

And in this period of silent isolation
I discovered the presence of my own self
my own light
ignited by a new found love for life