May Rise Again

For A Friend

I find myself with an ache in my self

It's gnawing at me

Every inch of the way

I take for granted how much it hurts

Cause if I pay attention to it

The anguish will consume me.

A rabbit's hole

A never ending paradox

A cycle of self-deprecation

A cycle of the love I know I deserve

One too many times

Have I written letters without addresses

False pride and ego swallow those around me

Must I be the pawn at someone else's game?

Must I be stagnant?

Must I be kept in a state of naiveness?

I'm part of a authoritarian system

I'm just a peasant in my own kingdom

I've been negated the keys to my pearly gates

I've been ostracized and alienated from my own world

The lost prodigy child with dreams of greatness

Witnessing a massive, omnipresent shadow

A following hollow in the trunk of my tree that never leaves

It has prevented my roots from growing

I'll be a rose, who grew from in the concrete.

Reviews

[Muse]

A seasoned writer indeed. I interpret this to be someone that once wallowed in self pity. I can recognize this because I've been there and done that.

"One too many times
Have I written letters without addresses
False pride and ego swallow those around me"

Yeah...gotta watch that ego. It's a big relationship killer.

Well penned.

[Blue Jacc]

Thanks, this was based on a close friend of mine...