Introspective Telescope (Psalm 51:17)
Hope as scarce as diamonds
A torn and revenged mine
Lost in its darkness
Trapped in my mind
I cry, “father save me!”
“Can’t you see my fear?”
Peeling jolts of thunder
Heavy draining tears
Eclipsed by driving pain
Darkness in the sun
I felt no arm around me
No beating heart but one
In my bones, a hollow
Attracting draft and frost
Words like arrows sting
Echo what I’ve lost
Apart from distant memory
No bowl to catch blood
In this cave, a rustle
From trickle to a flood
To the naked eye, peace
Silence will deceive
When set to ponder wounds
Pains are retrieved
Inside my chest a hole
The size of a heart
Where has gone the strength?
Has all begun to part?
Peering with a flashlight
Seeking parts within
Introspective telescope
Eager eye to lend
Shivering in darkness
Warmth of once is lost
You won’t leave my broken heart
No matter what the cost
Copyright © Christopher Steven Coan | Year Posted 2010
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