Broken

the mind is a cruel place

inhabited by carnivores and beasts

eager to tear to shreds innocence and bliss

until all light of hope does cease

the catalyst to pull the trigger

is never notwithstanding, always fueled

ready to assemble an arsenal of doubt

exposing the games of the fooled

alas! the bravery takes hold,

if only for a raw and decisive flash;

and then just as sudden,

the clarity vanishes into air as ash..

the heart is  a treacherous thing,

for moments later it comes bombarding..

playing instruments out of tune

and a story of misery hardening.

as two giants, these two battle-

neither relenting, nor backing down

leaving behind an array of fragments;

memories  fallen from heaven to ground.

at last the war is subsiding,

every side admitting defeat-

for in a sequence of wrath and light

there’s no victory, filing and sweet.

only remains lay strewn,

and only illusions left un-mended;

just a scar hitherto, a wound under the surface

confirmation of truth

of what has all but bitterly ended..

GT

Persevere

Long live the lungs

that carry life within me

my  feet firmly planted on God’s soil

charging forward with me

the twin seeing glasses

that color my world anew

may the surface of my body

remain intact and stronger, too..

I take in the world,

one breath at a time

darkness and mildew, sunshine and love

one thing decays while another grows

the cycle of life this comes to show

pain pierces like icicles into our heart

time vanishes before us as  thief in the night

tearing apart, taking flight

and yet every day is a miracle

a sunrise we wish not miss

bliss is restored in the planting of a kiss

of a flower decorating a young girl’s wrist

of a dream yet unraveled

or a road not yet traveled

of discovery and hope,

of romance and muse

that grants us the power to cope.

darkness and mildew, sunshine and love

whatever life casts our way;

we can work through it with help from Above..