Tarnished

Tarnished

 

Bound by tradition

Held captive by desire

We wander endlessly

In search of meaning

 

Atone for the past

We collect old wounds

Banish our sins

And polish our spirits

 

As broken beings

We continue on

Cynical and embittered

Lost and alone

 

Plagued and bewitched

Misplaced and void

With our hollow hearts

We beseech and we bleed

 

We search for completeness

In the hearts of others

In the indulgence of leisure

And excess of possessions

 

As tarnished beings

Tortured and fragmented

We are tainted and forsaken

Longing for completeness

 

With a counterfeit happiness

  We feign our existence

 Deficient and deplete

Of life genuinely defined

 

Continue to examine

And seek with all earnest

Our own undeniable

Emblem of truth

 

Always be true

Amidst this troubled world

Abundant and flourishing

With tarnished souls

 

 

By - Gypsy

cc

04/08/2007

 

Reviews

[B-poet]

This is quite impressive. You should get this one published along with your other fine writes. I can really relate to piece on a spiritual level 100%. It definitely sheds light on what's going on within the spiritual lives of most tarnished souls seeking healing and redemption from past hurts, broken promises & dissappointments. Great Work Cindy. A profound masterpiece. :)