Bitter disgust creeps over me This seeming cloud, dark and cold Looms to rest upon my shoulders An earth of unearthed restlessness A burden the likeness of Atlas' Weighing Me Down, and now? My minds peace was only just found Lensed memories unfocused Once fierce defensed, now softened A fault of mine, brought by elated carelessness Blinded, in part, by optimism Sunny disposition, eclipsing my affinity of guarded feelings Other part, in layman, love General heartfelt and honest affection In roots reflection, mirrored image of my own Sought to help sustain, intended nurtured growth Found only rot, contagious decay of a soul Then my own branch being infected When only in care was it bowed, blossoms begin to wither The warmth of spring they'd hardly known Virus of untrusting insecure betrayal Unjustly and so unfairly given Am I not deserving of these gentle breezes? After years of harsh and relentless frigid winter I've endured And so, in sustain...limb thusly removed
Sleeved hearts only allow for deep grief and aching wounds.