Plummeting
There are always doubts burrowing
Evading, stinging as they cling
I began to whimper in their tremors
Bleating like a lamb
With a sinking heart
And as I sobbed in the light of
Pain's accustomed reality,
I forgot how starstruck I was
I forgot how, impassioned,
In love I was, with faith
Before long,
I was plummeting so fast
Below the earth,
Debris scratching me
Claws clutching and scraping
A glimmering grin in ancient eyes
As I fell straight through hell
And out of the earth,
Sinking into space
Where I once floated
This crushing consciousness of my youth
Brought me to this solitary place
Leaving no room for anyone to believe -
How much must I age,
For your doubts to leave?
Intertwined in its intricate ills,
Sin slaps me
As I writhe with want
Cutting me out
Sending me deep inside of myself
Welcoming the loss of heart
The loss of home
Bidding goodbye to hope
I trusted you, selfish mortal
No longer will I ravish myself in your lies
I trust only
In the grief of goodbyes
In the embellishing sadness
That always returns
And always feels right
Let me love the way I will
Quit casting shadows on my light
Let me suffer for my foolish conduct
In these endless, heartless pitfalls,
Let me show you why
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