Spiritual Bleeding

 

You may look upon me with petrified eyes

Thinking you’ll harden the scars

Instead you anchor the burdens

Till they sink into my undefined darkness.

So masquerade beneath a dragon’s mask

But the fire you breathe will become

Your own personal hell

For I have already made footprints

In my ashes.

Now my soiled feet

Hide the knowledge of the Phoenix

While your hands bleed

From the shards of broken dreams

You tried to steal from humanity.

To lay the sword down now

Is a half-hearted escapade

And a deliberate macabre dance

On the souls of the unborn.

For now I will stand accused

To keep the bloodline pure enough

For reincarnation,

You can maintain your innocence

In hopes of salvation.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Heavy duty message here! Makes me think of "what goes around comes around". We may think we are not causing havoc with our actions, but every action has a reaction. We can never completely hide from our misdeeds as they all have an outward effect on others, on mankind!
And you take a stand against such inhumane, and deplorable actions so that purity may prevail!
Good write Dale...very good write!

[Ladysue]

This is sheer brilliance my friend. Written with great skill. The message is profound even though shades of darkness reside. Astounding piece of work!

[Honeypot]

Whew! You've got me sweating with this one. It makes me think that the person speaking is saying "I've paid my dues, now you'll have to pay your own."

"masquerade beneath a dragon’s mask" makes me think that she/he is pretending innocence, but is just as much to blame as the speaker.

Ha, ok, that's my stab at it.

[Stacey Watts]

Wow this piece was very well written. lots of imagery and nicely done. The last four lines are great. I like the tone of this one.

[Wildfleour]

Oouch!

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

awesome. Sort of a Lauryn Hill vibe in terms of those evil doers get twhat they deserve. natural consequences follow. I love the way you write. you never cease to amaze me. I am a fan!

[Tracie Skarbo]

For now I will stand accused
To keep the bloodline pure enough
For reincarnation,
You can maintain your innocence
In hopes of salvation.

Really loved this bit. Such imagery in this one... great job!

[Winter McPherson]

There's a lot going on here. The dragon imagery and their own fire they breath will become their own personal hell........loved it! Whoever you wrote this about is getting a scathing rebuke! Great job!