May the pain and shame
Rain down on me so
You might be spared
Tag: strength
Witness
Somehow I was the last one
Who cared, after everyone
Forgot. Even you gave up.
But I persisted, to my
Injury and regret, for
Some unknown motivation.
There are moments I get stuck
In, for years and years. It’s just
Endless recrimination.
Perseverance
Tension wracks my body, slows
My steps, my breathing is in
Agonizing gasps; I live.
Oath of Secrecy
I would not be a mage of
Any worth had I not burnt
Every tome before you came.
You may torture and kill me
But you will never learn the
Secrets of my mystic arts.
This Heavy Crown
Though I am a mighty king,
I am an illustrious
Prisoner of this mantle.
If my strength should fail, even
For a moment, I will be
Executed by next moon.
To the Last
Cry not for rescue
While there is fight left
In your heart and bones
Freedom
No chains shall bind me.
No cage shall trap me. I will
Ever defy you.
Angels
I awaited the
Descent of Seraphim to
Protect me. Instead,
I got the shit kicked
Out of me. Later, when I’d
Healed, I resolved that
I would become that
Angel for others who was
Never there for me.
Survivor
No more shall I be
Fresh fledgling, rookie, strung up.
I will endure to
The last, and watch all
Who thought themselves my better
Draw their dying breaths.
Herman’s Hermitage 