How much time spent alone Quite unknown But a lot I’d be willing to wager The parts of my soul Not quite yet Left to rot In forgotten ideals As the steel bleeds the page And lays claim to my pain’s Indomitable rage Manifesting the best of me Deposing destiny Toppling tyrants In silent soliloquy No more emotion, I’ve spoken Too much of it Wasted it Tasted it From her lips dripping In her clutches gripping My paper meshe Heart of art as it’s ripping And slipping through cracks To an undertow woe And without her I aimlessly go With the flow Never slowing my pace Until all of you know