Silent Goodbye

Alone with my fear
Reluctantly I rise
Clutching the pale sheet
Wound tightly about my form
No longer your willing captive
Shackled in the dark
Riddled with desperation
Quiet pleas for mercy
Unheard or ignored
My dignity stripped raw
Used at will
Marked with scars
A second skin confines
Tattooed impressions upon my soul
Unsure of my footing
One small step
Propels me away
Forward
Light filters through
A crack in the wall
Freedom beckons me
I wobble and advance
Toward the precipice
Balanced on the edge
I turn around and see clearly
Your eyes
Silently urging
Go
Take your leave from me
Hope crushed once more
Falling backwards
The pale material
Unfolds and flies above
A white flag of surrender
A silent goodbye
From me

Shattered

Winds of change

Howl my name

I run into the storm

Thunder rages

Rain falls all around me

Bartering for my soul

With righteous intensity

Lightening strikes

Stopping my heart

Shattering me

A million pieces

Once me

Scatter to the wind

Crying out for salvation

Falling to my knees

Who is it you command me to be

Sightless

Without fear

I am free

The rain slows

The wind retreats

Only peace

Fractured but complete

What remains is me

I am reborn