Today

Before my eyes
They shattered
My hopes, my dreams
Pretty packages
And in their wake
Remains fear
And a Sadness so black
I'll never rise again

Keep it together
Their jagged edges hurt
It cuts not my hands
But my heart instead
And these wounds
Will bleed for eternity

So-
Fear, blood
And a profound sadness
Are all that remain
My punishment? perhaps
But I lack the strength
To fight anymore

11-3-05