Special thanks to @prufarchy for running this great challenge/competition. More details can be found here ([link](http://ift.tt/2iA7ueY))  ### One More Time Around the Sun One more time around the sun Until it's time to come undone The one last time I met the one I met them all, every last one Until there were tears in the heavens And music down below And ten thousand more reasons Why we will never know Why we must wait one more time To traverse the sun To spin around in this jacket To end what's begun But there are splinters within me There are itches I know I can't relinquish their madness As I reap this unknown  And the dust will settle As the score will show The love will linger Past the pain not owned Pushed into shadows That asked to be healed And answers once sought But as yet not revealed Because the veil sits tightly The curse of the soul That knows more than it wants to But less than it shows  It's madness to some This strangeness that has come Upon a wandering gypsy Who wondered upon A star that looked lonely And asked for a smile Stay with me now The star whispered slowly Travel with me One more time Around the sun Then continue on your journey Before this world brings you down Before you come undone  ---------- This poetry is my own work, written for Steemit Image Credit: Unsplash.com ---------- Thank you for taking the time to read this poem. If you liked it please give an upvote, and feel free to leave a comment. [**Follow Me**](http://ift.tt/2cvU9kv) ---------- **Earlier Poetry** [The Poets Lament](http://ift.tt/2eSEJb6) [The Game](http://ift.tt/2enatVd) [Look Into My Eyes/The Devil With the Fire in its Eyes](http://ift.tt/2f27TF1) [Dancing With the Creatures of the Night](http://ift.tt/2eepk1u) [When the War Is Over](http://ift.tt/2dJUFuo) [Life - Meaning, Madness, and the Mundane](http://ift.tt/2ecVoWM) [Phoenix Rises](http://ift.tt/2idlEzH) [Dreams of Innocence](http://ift.tt/2dtgI6d) [Burn It Down](http://ift.tt/2idgi7o) [Epic](http://ift.tt/2cQZept) [The Heart of the Shadow](http://ift.tt/2idlnN3) [To Soar With Grace](http://ift.tt/2hshp4l) [The Beauty of Silence](http://ift.tt/2idcYcz) http://ift.tt/eA8V8J http://ift.tt/2hMGhSb
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