The one.........................................causing
       deeper................................wounds
              scars.­.........................the soul
       leaves.....................you
             broken.......empty
                never.....returns
                  or looks back
                     Ask why?
                     no....reply
               silent......­..cry
                 you're..............reborn
              wiser...................­..smarter
               better..........................mature
          version.................................of you

Once the pen reaches the paper
I am home.

Some time since ink bled
On these lazy fingertips, poet
Clean hands; a disgrace!