Darkness rolls in
An unexpected storm
Beauty in the fury
Of the neverending burden
Firmly planted
On bared, weary shoulders Agonisingly present Searing, stabbing pain
Escapes through my worn out, ragged veins Despondent
Silent tears pay homage to the wind Tainted arrows of despairing grief
Fire from a bow of forgotten memories Darkness comes Revered for its oppressive power My lamenting heart cries out
Must grief be forever revisited? My tortured will diminished Silenced by the unloving taunting of my overflowing thoughts
This too must pass But I do not want it so For without this wounded, grieving soul
I am but a mask of many faces Darkness comes I welcome it Like death by a thousand cuts
Tearing gently at what remains with ferocious speed.
Vulnerability is not for me
There is no more Me to give Inhale Exhale Grief has snuck in
Resting on my shuddering chest
A false prophet of comfort Looking for a path in between the glossed over cracks Glissading into my broken, ragged pieces Like intertwining lovers in the stolen nights Fueling each other into tormented existence Darkness steals away Like a thief in the night My soul its unexpected treasure My unshed tears the hidden gem it sought My broken heart the mess it leaves behind Dawn breaks Purpose reborn Shall I make peace with it? Unwillingly Reluctantly Inhale Exhale
At last
Tears flow freely Is this grief healing?
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