Reclamation
when this was originally written, it did not have a title. the title was added much later.
slowly,
painfully
layers of shell
surrounding my aching
lonely soul
begin to peel awat
and as i began to see
what my mind has sheltered
for so long
i feel an emptiness
and a loneliness
pain few could know.
yearning to run
in ways that have spared me
time and time again
will it save me once more
will it relieve me for a time
the searing, tearing agony
consuming my being.
deep inside
i sense that’s not the way
to ease all that’s inside
but can the light,
the light extinguished long ago
shine for me once more
shine bright in the corners of my mind
to scare away the monsters
that crouch and pounce
forever ready to attack
and annihilate
any ounce of serenity
i gain.
relieve the torture that i know.
