Disease

For so long, I hoped for change,  

Illusions swirling in my brain.  

A past steeped in hate, disgust,  

Forgiveness lost in shadows’ rust.  

Yearning for your love’s embrace,  

Yet you built the wall, a cold, hard space.  

A hero hailed, beneath the guise,  

A web of mystic, tangled lies.  

So torn by your own pain,  

The cure lies deep within your veins.  

Pride’s blindness gnaws at flesh and bone,  

While you blame others for the wounds you own.  

Can’t you see the fate you weave?  

Let it go; it's time to grieve.  

You fill your days with empty words,  

But where’s the remedy you’ve heard?  

The clock is ticking, time is fleet,  

Yet you choose denial, cold and sweet.  

Hoping for righteousness, remember this:  

You once said God sees all�"don’t let it go amiss. 

(c) Chong N. Kim, 2013, 2024

Author's Note

Here's a revised version

Reviews

[Roger Turgeon]

Lying to one's self is very destructive ... to yourself an others... as you point out, there is One who knows the truth.

[zainul]

Very nice write.
These lines are self- explanatory:
"Hoping to stand in righteousness,
remember you told me
that God sees everything."