Turmoil
Is the sun
Crashing into
The Ice-Kissed Mountains

Denial
Is an antelope
Fighting inside the
Lion's clamped jaws

Paralysis
Is a bird that gives in
To human fascination

Masochism
The unconditional love
Of what hurts the most

Dissension
Having one mind
In a house of many standards

Wither
The fine art of aging
Through the storms
And vanishing within
your own shadow.