Bridled Heart

Listless, languid, bridled heart Saddled with yesterday's sorrows Shackling stirrups hold my feet in drowning quicksand Monotonous misery holds the reins of my fate Haltered by grief; lassoed by suffering Struggling as every bit of pain pulsates through my mind Each rope, each strand pulls tighter the yarns of pricked spirit Choked by the collar of despondency around my swollen glands The trail is spliced with calamitous lifemarks Fragile fronds of suffocating twine bind my steps Asphyxiating plumes of acid flood my wounded soul Dissonant chords warp senses; sounding melancholy chime Body recoils as oppressive memories torture my psche My restive thoughts are bound by the unforgiving chains of time Pending doom wraps it's coils around my inner being Smothering the promise of a brighter tomorrow