Poisoned Faith
I cast the shadows of the worlds I lost
I count my sins so I forget the cost
I name my demons in this fading dream
My faith still hides because my heart’s unclean
Once a lie of the mirror’s trust
Lost my sight when I felt my lust
Waking up underneath the stars
I broke away and I’ve come so far
Still so pure underneath this shell
Gazing in and hiding from my hell
I centre myself in a plain of prayer
I look at myself but see nothing there
I am a part of yesterday
The poisons coming and the things they’d say
I keep myself so far away
My yesterday becomes today
I write confessions to depart with death
I will continue after my last breath
I pray for light to come back to me
My only hope lies in what I can not see
Copyright © Ian Petch | Year Posted 2006
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