Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

Redemtion

By: Jeff C Jones

my plea for mercy
sorrow is all that's left
tainted heresy
once so marvelous and deft
now love is but a gun
separating us
soon to be one
nothing left to discuss...

without you i have nothing
misery gains dominance
with but pictures and memories to cling to
as the tears burn my eyes,
and gain more prominence
my weakness expands
crippling my body
wishing for the touch of your hands
feeling but the floor, so cold and shoddy

i feel my stomach lurch
my heart's pain increases
for the trigger i search
of my cold machine of peace
as the cool barrel touches my temple
my burning tears envelop me
as i whisper to the world my final farewell
eyes wide open, broken on my knees

my meaningless redemption
the deafening sound's bloodbath
rules of life a ridiculed exemption
as they chisel my epitaph
as written-
"here lies one of broken heart
lost and lonely, joining his loved ones soul
life and light led to a journey into darkness
now their hearts made truly whole"