hide me in a place where i only hear the whispers of the wind

secure my arms around myself where no aches can enter my bones

flood my soul with peace that battles the despair

quiet my mind that stirs at the mention

breathe into me the answers i've been after...

surround me with the light and shut out the darkness

the pieces

 

Climbing out I thought I was free

The chain pulled tighter

Walking away I thought was the key

The waves crashed harder

The ebb & flow of this disease

Scars every inch of my soul

Watching you slowly waste away

Is the loudest scream I’ve ever heard

Your hands clasp tightly

shattering my mind

I wail

glass shatters

but you won’t wake up

be still

be still they said

be calm and it will pass

the anger is silent

yet rages through my body

it beats on my bones

the stillness is present 

but fleeting

it visits for a time 

but then abandons me

 

Taken...

Redemption was supposed to be mine

Providence was our promise

a promise that fell through the cracks

the struggle was fought

but the battle was not won

the testimony was spoken 

but over time it burned to ash

slowly like a serum

it dripped out like poison

a long slow awaited death

one that you knew was coming

but not one you could prepare for

it pummeled my heart 

it shattered my soul

you find a way through

because there is no way out