Contamination: of My Mind

Corrupt words shake the ocean of my sleep-
   Since childhood words have infected my mind,
and the endless winds of time roll and creep;
   I carry scars-  my spirit and soul twined,
      my mind a ravaged garden deep.
        And in my decay I weep;
           will peace, I find?

Those unkind words are chains of heavy lead-
   A mind ruined is like a church defiled,
oh, the tarnished shadows of time I dread;
  I will not sail across the sky exiled,
      I will find a new path to tread.
        Destroying poison said;
          my thinking wild!

And I will bloom a beautiful flower-
   I swear, never will this girl's heart be cold,
my wounds will bring me strength and power;
   I will leave those bloody stains of old,
      and pure-   I will stand a tower.
        Oh peace will flow each hour;
          leaving words told . . . .

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April 4, 2018


Poetry/Rhyme/Contamination:  Of My Mind
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Written for the contest, Contamination
sponsor, Kai Michael Newmann


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