Life & Death

Torn ~ Wanting to feed the life Yet choking on its breath. Numb ~ Emotion recognized yet denounced: Feigning nonchalance. Tears of denial fall Yet are absently dismissed. And still they burn in their Path of descent ~ Scarring the soul. And what consequence will be suffered? ~ Before forgiveness is granted (if at all…) And will repercussions be faced? (As penance for my sin...) Or will the torment of the act Sufficiently suffice: Continuously reminded by the Guilt that cannot rest, Tucked loudly in the corners of my mind...