being human
just one issue
gnarled over, shoved under
left to ferment rot
seeps toxin silently throughout
one belief of darkness born
gathers strength of story
  weighted sadness magnified
response from bleak to hopeless
**yet someone dares approach
with eyes that will not close
to lift an edge of pulsing scab
and call expression forth
raw alchemy of true release
again there is the will to breathe
expand admit potential
engage once more
renew belief
in life now
script unwritten