Paper Cut

Contemplating

over precious times squandered

as pounds of regrets & doubts

weigh on your shoulders,

reflection becomes

a clearer reality-check

a sudden awakening

which soothes

your burning emotions.

When you’d thought

your plans were seamless,

crystal clear

like the spotless blue sky,

You find out you failed

to realize your flaws

and you’re the reason

for your dreams to die.

Soon, rejection of acceptance

and one’s forever absence

feels like a paper cut

deep in the veins.

Yet you ponder upon the realization

that wounds do heal in time,

although it feels very slow.

Thus, you’d embrace

failure & pain with endurance

as you sigh heavily and breathe and let go.

Your heart might be pierced & torn apart

smothered with emotions of carnage or defeat.

The wreckage and ruins will remain within

as you fight heads up, standing on your feet.

Never succumb to the anguish

or the demons swirling in the darkness

Fancy the distant wonders and desires

unafraid of the bruises of fury happiness.

MidnightInk 9-12-2021