I///wandered lone

I///wandered lone

ly as a cloud

rain falling

Splinters

s h a t t e r///e d all around

keep stalling

My blood drained

as I s-c-raped the bark

My soul ached

as I hugged the dark

Dark of soul,

dark of the big black

hole

comfortable

can't

see the sun

solemn seclusion,

dark intrusion

c*o* r p s e illusion

can't stand to

feel the misery

course through me

I wandered lone-

as an empty shell

felt the undercurrent

The man I was,

no longer "he"

The "he" I wanted to be,

no longer me

My heart of

darkness

can't stand to

walk through this

though I will

tainted by

sin's red dye

e rod ed by

the rust and *calcification*

of a s-e-a-r-e-d and hopeless (conscience)

gale force storm pulling at me

hard to ignore

mistakes and false promises

Can I shake free from sin's reminders?

there's always

hope

warmth and brightness through my eyes and skin

envelopes me in something

dancing with dead, c-h-a-r-r-e-d

daffodils

that make way for the living

something worth fighting through another day

bird song and fresh blooms translate and

energise me with power

power and hope to see through another day

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