Song of Psychomachy
Flesh greets pavement Moments after enjoying the view The first feeling in a long time Air rushing between teeth Forcing fleeting tears Begging them free Yet the eyes never perceive the height Only faces of the lost Flash into the mind's eye Of the things that have come And never came to pass Who feels the rushing air What sense is that When the conflict of unprocessed transgressions sting instead Where have they gone Where did I go Why mercilessly tear skin When the whips fashioned from "what ifs" can operate themselves? Choosing the sin of self suffering Is easier than coping with the transgression of self indulgence One can still fall to their knees to beg for resolution of either decision Finding peace falls not in to the lap of the perpetrator Perpetually sending one into the same spiral over and over Once more and once over The cycle never tires or rests Nipping the heels of those who do not heal Although the descent is straight forw...