Pain

Pain

it is a fire that runs down my face

a flame that melts my skin and burns to the bone

it steals my breathe and brings me to my knees

it consumes my life and leaves me lost and spun about

I stand and fall to the ground like a puppet

I blindly grope for relief and harm myself

piece after piece of me falls away lost

until all that remainds is my stubborness

I am a singularity of pain in an expance of emptiness

I am a singularity of will refusing to die

I fight a silent battle refusing to give up no matter what

A battle I can neither win or lose

I rise from the ashes of my scorched flesh

I breathe with lungs fresh and new

I stumbe to my feet and seek direction

I reach and grasp at memories and my life

pain is a constant companion

pain has made me stronger

pain has weakened me

pain is my enemy before all else