Weary Soul
We bruise and break our weary bones
in search of faithful guidance
supplied by mere tales;
Concise,
yet forever without answer.
So when you find me
as awake as ocean waves in the night,
I will be stumbling and crashing
into the barriers of my mind
looking as I am now;
For perhaps an attempt of poetic escape.
And when my bones are found charred
by the morning light,
I will assume you know why;
My soul is not prepared
to be consumed with good will
when this ink suggests substance that condemns.
So if you are willing to share the spoils of a war against oneself
and carry a new burden,
I shall thank you with this very pen,
but my only righteous path
will always have been parted with Despair,
and my bones will always be breaking.
Copyright © Zach Broniszewski | Year Posted 2014
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