Clouds of pain
Push light away
And cover up the sky
Raining down shredded pieces
Of my tear stained soul
Pieces of my ashen heart
Now refuse to beat
The blood still flows
But life has left
An emptiness behind
Each day gets harder
Somehow I’m still standing
As time rushes by
Leaving me in a vortex of hurt
And I keep wondering why
Never before had I questioned
Becoming who I am
Now those choices used against me
Valued less and less
All I’m offered are cliches
Given in love with good intent
But all the silver linings
All the promises of a future
Don’t make the present alright
Disrespected and mistreated
The feelings burn like fire
Too easy to stop
But I can’t because that isn’t who I am
Punishment received undeserved
Must be met with dignity
Until the autumn of my suffering
Gives way to Winter’s white
Then the slate will be clean
I’ll be free again
To walk beneath the light
But today there is no sun
Only clouds
Clouds of pain
