I'm just standing
or sitting
or laying down dead
watching my life go by
without control
without the gift
of precious warmth
My warmth slowly fades
from the bullets of the past
seeping back into the earth
I drip into a lily
forever floating in nothingness
Scared of returning to my stand
I kill my soul
burnt ashes of a flower
is all that's left of the girl
all that's left of the monster
all that's left of me
peace at last...

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Darkness of the Rose
PoetryThis is a collection of poems and short stories for humans that cannot face cruel reality. I hope that someday all reality can be faced like the fantasy we read for our souls. The beginning speaks out for women who have put themselves in a prison th...