LIFE LESSON POETRY

You Went “There”

Navigating through evil

The unscrupulous can only break you if you choose to let them.

You went there…
crossed the invisible line
when the umbilical cord
of the soul is severed,
a silent scream of bloodshed
in your dark wake

The sun continues to rise
after the coffin is steeped
in Earth’s womb —
as do the threads
you cut,
unraveling
the tapestry
of Us
with the delicate precision
of a leopard devouring
its unsuspecting prey

You went there —
kicked me where
Life begins
sewed my mouth shut,
pinned my arms
like an insect only kept alive
to watch squirm

But your path:
a short journey
down
your decayed heart,
silently feasting on
its living corpse