From Within

There is a lone figure 
standing atop a hill gazing all around.
The harsh wind is unforgiving 
as it tears at her frail silhoutte.

Her face is worn and heavy,
her breathing labored, 
as though she were struggling 
in a sea of insecurity.

Her eyes sing of unknown sorrows 
buried deep in her soul,
melodies of anguish, 
of a long forgotten hope.

She lost this battle long before it ever began,
she no longer has the will to fight 
as she is enclosed 
in Failure's suffocating hands.

Tears stain her face as burning memories 
continually haunt her vision, 
voices churn in her head, 
reaping seeds sown by a deep rooted deception.

Pulsating sounds, 
voices that echo inside her head,
break her down 
as they steal her breath...

There,
a lone figure 
stands atop a hill, 
weeping...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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