I Cry

First a sigh begins the sequence Then pain impales my tender heart My lips kissed with trembles quiver And teardrops fall for worlds apart Disenchanted by fallen expectations A siege estrange's my view Breached by every implication Want replaced substance I once knew Lamentation's silent scream Stripped of dignity's stoic face About the time when shadows cast Lucent pangs suppressed by weakened gates I cry... Sequestered only by my right For I have earned each taste of salt Which springs from wretched ferocity of plight Concealed in my empirical vault Lest wiped is the dampness off my skin By one who has no portion divvied For I have owned each drop therein Knowing not relief in empath's pity Tomorrow's morn will dawn and then This "woe -is - me" will pass A radiant sunrise will remind me of when Faith dwelled securely in my grasp Gratitude shall seize my debt Affixing credit for emancipation For tears command that they be let To cure the souls vexation Therefore, yes... I CRY :" (