Jaded, Exhausted…
I see clearly, never again
Trying for less weariness
Drained from strive
Terrified, to love
Yet petrified to not be cherished
Not a want, Not a craving
Yet a desire to be needed
Horrified of dieing
Troubled to live
Who am I now? What have I became?
Cold hearted, less aware
I fret not for anything
I love on a fine thread
For the twine breaks, every time.
I fear danger, I terror harmless
Never satisfied, by no means
I am young, yet I sense wrinkles outlining
As if life was errantly in fast forward
I scream within, murmur aloud
Hopeful a soul shall heed thee
I feel vanished, I feel recovered.
Yet never once more pure or whole
The tombstone, still rests.
Nightmare encounters reality.
My ticker, my faith, has vanished
So have I.
For whom I formerly was, I can not recall.
Yet It is of these needles that fortify me
My ignition, my every breath
The unpleasant which confirms my existence
If not such, then I shall not remain
I then have naught to live for
The dire ascertains we are competent
God in no way bestows too much to conduct
You and I shall yet again reunite
Misery would feel thy eyes
If I ever disenchanted thee
By preferring to not carry on
Love is immeasurably durable
Despite of the extent you acquire
A beautiful sadness encircles
And surely it is you, for my motive
To make an effort to again love.
To merely smile, once more.
What a beauitful sadness.
Author notes
No option, in particular. This is toward my Grandmother, rest her soul, who nurished and raised me up until two years ago. It's been difficult, but it is the memories of her that keeps me strong and able to go on.
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