Like pitch black stones

His eyes pierce the night

With a heart that beats alone

Stuck in an endless plight

His sober lips are still

Careful to stay in line

His eyebrows furrow of will

An iced soul that will not shine

Forever, mortally wounded

His breathing, shallow in takes

Cries of infinite pain resounded

A life of hell with not a break

Tears never wet his cheek

 His heart refuses to shatter

It would render him too weak

That’s why, to him, nothing can matter

No woman can ever please him,

He will father no child

His future is crystal grim

And every road brutal, never mild

He will let down no wall

He’d rather die before that day

But he sits alone, afraid to fall

And avoids the hands of clay

Life’s noose around his throat

Tightens with each mile

Never leaving a ‘Thank you’ note

But follows along the while

His days are entirely infinite

Never will his hell end

While his soul is finite

But, to him, it was no friend

His eyes as black as stone

They jab your tired heart

And soon you have flown

But he stands there torn apart

Take no mercy on his soul

He’ll take none on yours

We are but water in a bowl

With a boat without the oars

A fair looking woman

Tried to assuage his pain

But his coldness was proven

As emotionlessly, with her, he’d lain

Her heart was left in shambles

His heart still small and black

But still her life she would gamble

To win his lost soul back

Not sure of why she’d do it

Unsure of what to do

But would not give up a bit

Determined to follow through

She took his hand in hers

Showed him the sun, the moon, the sky

And still she was unsure

As she looked him in the eye

‘Please break your wall’ she said

‘And let me show you the good,

Evil is just in your head.’

She led him to the wood

‘If you trust me, close your eyes.

I’ll guide you through the wood.

But if you can’t, please don’t lie

Don’t do this because you should’

He then closed his eyes

Thought, there’s nothing left to lose

Trusted her despite internal cries

Put the light out on his fuse

Forsaken in the dark

His heart broke into pieces

Leaving the old behind

Love nestled in the creases

He went in a broken man

Came out somewhat whole

Finally, he has taken a stand

And cleansed his sullied soul