Silent pain

Pain lingers, wraps me in black veils
bushing over my body like shrouds
Covers my face and darkens my view
Sharp claws scrape my skin, drawing
blood red and bright, fresh from wounds
never healing, numbed at times in hope.

Silent screams in the sky as clouds
Cover the light that shone so bright
Tearing out the hope that fought
to remain alive, to stay so strong
But hope is disappearing, leaving
through a darkened tunnel in the night

Quiet I cover, trying to hide away
from pain that threatens to tear me
apart, ripping me to pieces alone
A tear runs silently down my cheek
no words uttered, no sound emerges
Carrying the loss of hope in silence

Rays through branches

A late evening, the moon sending her rays in
through the window, parting brooding branches
Full and round, perfect in shape, too brightly
shining, touching my pale skin, as I watch the clouds
pass by upon the darkened sky, carried by a cold wind.

A beginning

Forward,
A step at a time, slowly
Pause, run, hurry, wait!
What is it, now?

A slow smile, beginning
of satisfaction, fear
covers us, holds us tight
Did you know?

Here, we stand
The wind blowing against
the face, biting
Sharp pieces of ice

Tears down the cheek
Pain sharp, cutting
through the armour
Did you expect?

Standing ready to
face, the world alone.
Strong, confident
Independence here I come!