Poison Scars
I have a quiet burdened soul
That no one else can see.
It faintly bears upon its surface
The poison scars of humanity.
Time cannot heal all of our wounds
Though memories fade and slip away
Fingers probe for hidden sorrows
After the tears fall as I pray.
I hide the pain inside my heart
And throw away the well-worn key
Some will search my eyes for sadness
In the emptiness inside of me.
I cannot love the things I fear
Nor embrace the things I used to love
Now my soul is ragged tatters
But holds the feather of the dove.
The feather has the dreams inside
That I had hoped and locked away
It is the thing that I am sure
The surface scars will never slay.
But still I hold a broken heart
That has been sewn too many times
With threads of distraught desperation
which a child's solemn thinking mimes.
I have a quiet burdened soul
That no one else can see.
It faintly bears upon its surface
The poison scars of humanity.