Friday, March 02, 2012

ashes and dust
ashes and dust
ashes and dust
ashes and dust

my hope does not die
it disintegrates
beneath words and wounds
ancient in their weight

life is slipping
eluding my grasp –
living slips away

leave me.

speak to me no more of hope
leave me to my dust and ashes
for all I taste now is bitterness
how many times must I trade my joy for pain?
how much sorrow can a soul withstand?

ashes and dust
ashes and dust
ashes and dust
ashes and dust

how long?
where is my salvation?