Battle wounds II

01/18/08

The open sores from my emotional mutilations
Are exposed underneath the searing sun
They sizzle and bleed out the nightmarish poison
Paralyzing my legs before they can run

I'm stuck between my enemy's borders
Entering territory of no return
Bullets rain from above the clouds
As they hit me, the hatred starts to burn

Mangled and lifeless is my emotional carcass
A bag of resentments weigh me down
My chest ripped open, my heart dragging
Grasping for anyone who may be around

To pull me out of this planned attack
Another blitz from the devils crusade
Preventing me from reaching heaven's door
And reminding me that I can never be saved

But I still reach for where I hear freedom lives
A place where the past disintegrates
Present comforts and invites you to stay
And empathy is ready to easily relate

To the journey I took to reach this place
To the battle I fought despite my hesitation
To the unending war that rages within
To the overwhelming choke hold of my desperation

But here I lay, still all alone
Wondering if I'll ever make it home
Death dismembering my dignity
Until my whole is completely gone