Betrayed
Fragile, but already broken.
Pieces gone, holes in my soul.
Knock me down with a feather.
Kill me with a whisper.
I'm draining the ocean a tear at a time
And I can't swim through the blackness.
Far away echoes of hope
Reverberate through my head
But are too weak to reach my heart.
My fingers cling achingly to the ledge of
Possibilities of tomorrow,
Preferable possibilities of no tomorrow.
I climb towards the light
Only to find it has blinded those who
Claim to worship it.
So I sink back down
From the weight of their righteousness,
Cursed to see light, but unworthy to live it
Because my eyes are open.
Faith massages my weary being
That longs to rest in accepting arms.
One. More. Day.
5/14/15
Copyright © Cindi Rockwell | Year Posted 2015
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