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I go quietly now
to lay in the thorns
a familiar place
i’ve been before

bereft of joy
devoured by rage
save for the fleeting moments
of kindness and love

confusion and fear
torn by resentment
i sink further away
into darkness i drown

struggling to embrace
memory’s waning beauty
i recall those dreams
and despair in silence

i lay in the thorns
now in sweet misery
better to whisper truth alone
than to live an illusion

* this time i’ll stay
til this pain disappears
and the scent of roses
kisses my heart again

JG 2009

* for Ayoola